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Exploring the Soft Side of Success: Non-Cognitive and Social Factors Impacting Attitudes towards Adult Education for GED Students
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Salusky, Ida R.; Reed, Jordan; Walker, Toni; Worthy, Glen; Gordon, Derrick – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
Adult education centres provide a final opportunity for adult learners who have transitioned out of mainstream schools to earn a high school degree. These centers overwhelmingly serve low-income, African-American and Latinx students whose needs were not met by traditional schools. Adult Education Centers are underfunded, under-resourced and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Equal Education
Challenges and Solutions to Assisting Older Adults in Completing the GED: A Study of What the Experts Say
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Brinkley-Etzkorn, Karen E. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges and solutions encountered by Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs currently serving older adults seeking a GED credential in states where this is the only high school equivalency option available. The following questions guided this research: (1) what are the perceived characteristics and…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Basic Education, Barriers, Older Adults