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Rosenkranz, Catherine Isabella Rogers – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine whether cloze procedure could be used in adult literacy programs serving those students reading from about fourth grade reading equivalent level through high school equivalency level. This research investigated three questions: (1) Is cloze procedure acceptable for this group? (2) Can cloze procedure be…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cloze Procedure, Doctoral Dissertations, High School Equivalency Programs
Stevens, Mary A. – 1978
The Study Unlimited Program, developed at Black Hawk College (Illinois) to improve access to postsecondary opportunities for non-traditional students, makes General Education Development Test preparation and college-credit courses available in six area public libraries and in the on-campus Independent Learning Center. All library-based courses…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Demography
Pereira, Cecelia – 1986
Selected characteristics and conditions of MiraCosta Adult High School Diploma Program graduates were investigated. Data were gathered from 129 respondents by a 35-item mailed questionnaire. Questions pertained to graduates' current status, analysis of their high school experience, and recommendations for improving the adult high school diploma…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Educational Experience, Educational Research
Download full textLanaghan, Patrick, Comp. – 1998
The effect of receipt of a General Educational Development (GED) certificate during incarceration on former inmates' rates of recidivism was examined by studying a group of 110 individuals who had been incarcerated in the Eastern Ohio Correction Center (EOCC) and were released during fiscal year 1995. Of the 110 individuals, 21 had obtained a GED…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis
Summers, Barbara Stodghill – 1975
Based on surveys of military student attitudes toward American Preparatory Institute (API), the study provided information about competency-based, continuous-progress high school level instruction at API, a private high school for military adults. Students were predominantly male enlisted military personnel, the mean age was approximately 20…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Competency Based Education, Continuous Progress Plan, Dropouts
Clark, Renee Smith – 1987
The tests of General Education Development (GED) provide adults with opportunities to attend and graduate from postsecondary institutions. A study investigated the academic achievement of GED recipients compared to that of high school diploma (HSD) students graduating from the Community College of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) between June 1985…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Credentials, Employer Attitudes
Shillinglaw, James Stuart – 1974
The thesis examines the feasibility of several methods for providing remedial high school level education to Marine Corps enlisted personnel. It includes a review of recent Marine Corps enlistment experience and the serviceman's need for education. Also considered are the congressional and Marine Corps requirements for servicemen to process a high…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Needs
