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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2009
"YouthBuild" offers low-income youth both education and job training services. "YouthBuild's" education component emphasizes attaining a GED or high school diploma, typically in alternative schools with small class sizes and an emphasis on individualized instruction. In "YouthBuild's" job-training program,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Educational Needs, Homeless People, Dropout Prevention
Rogers, George W., Jr. – 1977
The first semester college performances of 170 students who had received a G.E.D. high school certificate were examined. In addition, the usefulness of the G.E.D. for predicting college success during the first semester of enrollment was evaluated. A stepwise multiple regression procedure revealed that G.E.D. scores were not useful in predicting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Freshmen
White, G. Ray; Pruitt, Katy – 1987
Job Training Partnership Act funds were provided for the Options for Young Mothers project in a mid-sized Texas community. The program was developed and 14 clients were selected. The main components of the program were life skills, General Educational Development (GED) training, counseling, and basic skills training and job placement (Jobs). The…
Descriptors: Counseling, Daily Living Skills, Early Parenthood, Federal Legislation
History of the Army General Educational Development Program; Origin, Significance, and Implications.
Strehlow, Louis Harold – 1967
The changing and expanding aspects of adult education in the armed forces from the years prior to World War I to 1967 are reported. Previous to, and during, World War I, civilian welfare groups provided recreation and entertainment for soldiers. The army began taking responsibility for soldier morale by establishing a Morale Division in 1941 and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Armed Forces
