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Locating Disconnected Minoritized Youth within Urban Community-Based Educational Programs in an Era of Neoliberalism
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Lardier, David T.; Herr, Kathryn G.; Bergeson, Carrie; Garcia-Reid, Pauline; Reid, Robert J. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2020
We explore the experiences of youth who disconnected from their local high schools and resumed their educations in community-based education (CBE) programs offering high school equivalency instruction. Drawing on focus-group interview narratives (N = 59) where youth describe the 'second chances' offered to them, we document supportive, encouraging…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Urban Education, Community Programs, Neoliberalism
Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2015-16
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Texas Education Agency, 2017
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
A Constructive-Developmental Perspective on the Transformative Learning of Adults Marginalized by Race, Class, and Gender
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Bridwell, Sandra D. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
Using Kegan's constructive-developmental theory, this study examines transformative learning among six low-income and homeless women of Color pursuing their GED in a shelter-based literacy program. Narrative analysis of two developmental interview instruments indicated that some participants' epistemological perspectives and knowledge construction…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Theories, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People
Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2014-15
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Texas Education Agency, 2016
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, High School Students, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
GED Recipients in Postsecondary Education: A Rural-Urban Analysis of Pennsylvania FAFSA Applicants' Educational, Demographic, and Financial Characteristics
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Prins, Esther; Kassab, Cathy – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2015
Transitions to postsecondary education for GED graduates are a growing concern for educators and policy makers. This article analyzes the educational, demographic, and financial characteristics of Pennsylvania postsecondary students with a GED credential compared with traditional high school graduates, and identifies rural-urban differences within…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Postsecondary Education, Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis
Job Corps. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2008
"Job Corps," a federally funded education and job training program for economically disadvantaged youth, offers remedial education, GED (General Educational Development) preparation, vocational training, job placement assistance, and other supports. "Job Corps" participants typically reside in a "Job Corps" center…
Descriptors: Job Training, Federal Programs, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness