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This research brief highlights key findings from a study that examined the labor market attachment of male dropouts who obtained the GED credential in Florida between 1994 and 1998. The authors compare these credentialed dropouts to the men who attempted, but failed, the GED exam during the same period. Credentialed dropouts had a higher probability…
Whether in the context of work, parenting, or civic responsibility, strong literacy and communication skills are more essential than ever to realizing one’s full potential in America. Many people who did not acquire these skills while growing up look to adult education programs for instruction in literacy, English language fluency, or other types of basic…
NCSALL’s Adult Reading Components Study (ARCS), conducted by John Strucker and Rosalind Davidson at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was designed to describe the various types or clusters of readers enrolled in U.S. adult basic education (ABE) programs, including both native speakers and those in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) classes. The…
Adult literacy teachers are usually well aware that learners below grade equivalent (GE) 4 need instruction in word analysis and word recognition. However, they often do not realize that many adults above GE 4 may also need to improve their decoding and fluency if they are to make smooth progress toward higher levels of reading.
As more states use test results as a determinant for high school graduation, many analysts predict higher dropout rates and the growth of the GED as an important educational credential. But does a GED provide economic benefits to a high school dropout?
This research estimates the impact of the GED on the earnings of high school dropouts who seek the credential, using a unique data set and employing several different types of estimation methods. Although the study’s results may not apply to the random dropout, they can inform both policy and practice because they apply to dropouts…
This paper addresses three questions: 1) Do young males with high school diplomas earn more than observationally similar males with a GED? 2) Do males who left high school before graduation obtain any labor market benefits from the GED credential? 3) Are the labor market benefits of the GED different for dropouts who left school…
While many previous studies have examined the economic impact of the GED on labor market outcomes, the results from these studies are all based on regression analyses that employ questionable comparison groups. As a result, all previous studies of the economic impact of the GED likely suffer from “selectivity bias.” Most of these past studies…
This essential resource presents the major issues, latest research, and best practices in the field of adult learning and literacy. It is for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners dedicated to improving the quality of adult basic education (ABE), adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. Each annual review features…
This essential resource presents the major issues, latest research, and best practices in the field of adult learning and literacy. It is for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners dedicated to improving the quality of adult basic education (ABE), adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. Each annual review features…
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