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Carbuhn, Wayne McKinzie – 1969
This investigation, conducted at Clearfield, Utah, Job Corps Urban Center, attempted to help the Advanced Education Department select and predict the performance of corpsmen who would attempt the General Education Development (GED) test (high school equivalency). Previous selection procedures were cumbersome, confusing, and with a high attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations
Monson, Marvin Ralph – 1969
This study investigated effects of a Manpower Development Training Act (MDTA) program on the self-concept of 178 male adults, high school graduates and dropouts, enrolled in the Agri-Business School. The dropouts were divided into those who successfully passed General Educational Development (GED) tests and received a high school diploma (GED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Bibliographies