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Lott, Donalyn; O'Dell, Jade – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2014
This study examined the efficacy of general education development (GED®) acquisition and GED® completers' perceptions of college readiness and social capital using a quantitative methodology. Also, the study used a descriptive, cross-sectional research design framed by the social capital theoretical perspective. The conceptual framework developed…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, College Readiness, Social Capital, Adult Literacy
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Alqahtani, Abdulmuhsen Ayedh; Almutairi, Yousef B. – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2013
The purpose of the current study is to examine, in retrospect, trainees' perceptions of the reasons some of their peers dropped out of the vocational education at the Industrial Institute-Shuwaikh (IIS), Kuwait. Using the descriptive-analytical method, a reliable questionnaire was developed to achieve this purpose. Results show that: (a) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Vocational Education, Attitude Measures