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Download full textAllen, Colleen A., Ed.; Jones, Edward V., Ed. – 1992
This booklet commemorates the General Educational Development (GED) Testing program's first 50 years. Included are the following: (1) a description of a GED graduation; (2) reminiscences of three GED administrators; (3) success stories from five GED graduates; (4) descriptions of eight special GED programs; (5) an explanation of how the GED system…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dropout Programs, Educational Attainment, Educational History
Cave, George; Doolittle, Fred – 1991
JOBSTART, a federally funded demonstration program, offered basic education, occupational skills training, support services, and job placement assistance to young school dropouts. A study of the impacts of JOBSTART was designed to separate effects of the program from events attributable to other factors. A total of 2,312 people eligible for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Dropout Programs, Educational Attainment
Tallmadge, G. Kasten; Yuen, Sandra D. – 1981
A study assessed the impact of the Career Intern Program (CIP) on participating students. (The CIP is an alternative high school designed to enable disadvantaged and alienated dropouts or potential dropouts to earn regular high school diplomas, to prepare them for meaningful employment or postsecondary education, and to facilitate their transition…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Career Education, Case Studies, Dropout Prevention
