The Economic Benefits of the GED: A Research Synthesis. NCSALL Research Brief.

Autor/in	Tyler, John H.
Institution	National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA.
Titel	The Economic Benefits of the GED: A Research Synthesis. NCSALL Research Brief.
Quelle	(2002), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Comparative Analysis; Correctional Education; Cost Effectiveness; Dropout Research; Dropouts; Economic Impact; Educational Attainment; Educational Benefits; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Employment Patterns; High School Equivalency Programs; High School Graduates; Literacy Education; Literature Reviews; Nontraditional Education; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education; Salary Wage Differentials; General Educational Development Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Fürsorgeerziehung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ökonomische Determinanten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Bildungsertrag; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	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the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits.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 over 4 or 5 years-- rather than immediately; (3) although the returns on postsecondary education and training are as large for GED holders as for traditional high school graduates, GED holders do not typically pursue postsecondary education or on-the-job training, thus missing out on economic benefits; and (4) a GED earned in prison appears to provide no economic payoff. The following were among the study's implications for policy, practice, and research: (1) GED preparation programs are a worthwhile investment; (2) better data on GED holders' postsecondary education and on the jobs held by dropouts with and without a GED is needed; (3) research on why GED holders' participation in postsecondary education differs from their intentions can inform policy responses; and (4) given that many males obtain a GED in prison, greater understanding of the "prison GED" is needed. (MN)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/brief_tyler1.pdf
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC