Do Male Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED, Postsecondary Education, and Training?.

Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B.; Boudett, Kathryn Parker

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ERIC Number: EJ596365

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Do Male Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED, Postsecondary Education, and Training?

Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B.; Boudett, Kathryn Parker

Evaluation Review, v23 n5 p475-502 Oct 1999

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth show that acquisition of the General Educational Development (GED) credential results in wage increases for dropouts who left school with weak skills, but not for those who left with strong skills. Postsecondary education and training are associated with higher wages for male dropouts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Equivalency Programs, Income, Males, Postsecondary Education, Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Educational Development Tests

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