Do High School Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED?.

Murnane, Richard J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ511048

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Publication Date: 1995

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Do High School Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED?

Murnane, Richard J.; And Others

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v17 n2 p133-47 Sum 1995

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth for 1979 through 1991 are used to demonstrate that acquisition of the General Educational Development (GED) credential is associated with an increase in the rate of wage growth for male high school dropouts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Educational Certificates, Employment Patterns, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Income, Males, National Surveys, Reentry Students, Salaries, Wages

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Educational Development Tests; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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