ERIC Number: EJ1045494
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2169-0480
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General Education Development (GED®) Credential Attainment, Externalizing Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders in Disconnected Emerging Adults
Bergman, Andrea; Kong, Grace; Pope, Alice
Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, v3 n2 p8-20 Sum 2014
There are many benefits for emerging adults, both financial and personal, in obtaining a General Education Development (GED®) credential (Ou, 2008). However, little is known about the correlates of GED® credential attainment in "disconnected" emerging adults attending GED® programs. Our goal was to examine whether externalizing disorders, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, substance use disorders, and antisocial personality disorder, predicted GED® credential attainment in a sample of 109 emerging adults attending a GED® program. Included in the analysis was age, ethnicity, gender, and measures of both verbal and non-verbal intelligence. Results of logistic regression analysis indicated that verbal IQ was predictive of GED® credential attainment. These results are consistent with previous literature linking childhood IQ and educational achievement (Fergusson, Horwood, & Ridder, 2005b).
Descriptors: General Education, Credentials, High School Equivalency Programs, Young Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Substance Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Predictor Variables, Educational Attainment, Dropouts, Urban Areas, Age, Ethnicity, Sex, Intelligence, Verbal Ability, Regression (Statistics), Interviews
Commission on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 620, Syracuse, NY 13206. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High School Equivalency Programs; High Schools; Adult Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Conners Teacher Rating Scale; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test
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