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Who Needs a Second Chance? The Challenge of Documenting K-12 Dropout and Why Adult Educators Should Be Concerned
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Zachry, Elizabeth M. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
This literature review examines current practice in reporting school dropout rates and the impact that school dropout may have on adult education programs and policies. First, I investigate the five dropout estimates commonly reported by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), examining how these measures vary in their estimation of school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Adult Basic Education
Education and Job Training Build Strong Families. Fact Sheet. Revised.
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Lyter, Deanna – 2002
A summary of recent research shows that more than 11.5 million children lived in poverty in 2001 and likely will experience long-term negative effects of poverty, such as dropping out of high school, compromised physical growth and cognitive development, and reduced physical and psychological well-being as an adult. Improving the home life of…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
So You Want a GED? Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Dropouts Who Seek the Credential. NCSALL Research Brief.
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Tyler, John H. – 2002
The impact of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) on the earnings of high school dropouts who seek the credential were estimated. The estimates were derived by using several different types of estimation methods to analyze data linking Florida GED test information with quarterly earnings records collected by Florida's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Correctional Education
The Economic Benefits of the GED: A Research Synthesis. NCSALL Research Brief.
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Tyler, John H. – 2002
The economic benefits of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits. Key findings were as follows: (1) a GED provides economic benefits only to low-skilled dropouts; (2) economic benefits of a GED appear over time--often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
State Correctional Education Programs. State Policy Update.
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Tolbert, Michelle – 2002
Secure state correctional facilities currently house more than 1.8 million adults, and nearly 4.4 million adults fall under state-administered community corrections. A state's approach to corrections and the communication between the state correctional components can have a large impact on the state's correctional education program. Decentralized…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Clearinghouses
Literacy Skills for 21st Century America: A Foundation for Creating a More Literate Nation.
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DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY. – 2000
The first meeting of the National Literacy Summit 2000 convened 150 leaders from adult education and literacy and other related fields for a 2-day intensive working meeting to begin building a national consensus on how to move adult and family literacy forward in the 21st century. Comments and suggestions offered by summit participants were…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies