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Peer reviewedBoudett, Kathryn Parker; Friedlander, Daniel – Evaluation Review, 1997
An analysis of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) work-to-welfare program did not find achievement test score improvement as a result of mandatory adult education participation. This reanalysis of GAIN impact with 581 enrollees and 500 controls finds a more positive overall impact and confirms test score improvements in one…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedFreidlander, Daniel; Martinson, Karin – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
A study of a program requiring participation in basic education by adult recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) finds only small education effects. Positive results from some sites suggest that a focused program effort may result in increased numbers of equivalency certificates and improved achievement test scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills
