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Download full textSanchez, Jorge R., Ed.; Laanan, Frankie Santos, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
This volume addresses the efforts in several states, including California, Florida, North Carolina, and Washington, to determine the economic gains of community college graduates by measuring their post-college earnings. Articles include: (1) "Economic Benefits of a Community College Education: Issues of Accountability and Performance Measures"…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment, Graduate Surveys, Institutional Evaluation
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2000
A literature review explored the differences between the high school diploma and GED (General Educational Development) credentials and the value of receiving one in comparison to the other. The study found that GED recipients and high school seniors who take the five tests constituting the GED score similarly, but that test achievement does not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Attainment
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1998
Vocational Education (VE) has long been recognized for its "hands-on" approach to education and ability to demonstrate a connection between school and employment. The consensus of the literature is that VE facilitates student skill development, retention in school, and employment. According to the research, reducing the dropout rate is the most…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention
Hadderman, Margaret, Comp. – 2001
During the past several years, policymakers and practitioners have concentrated their energies on resolving equity/adequacy issues, reforming school tax structures, improving schools' efficiency and cost-effectiveness, developing school-based accountability, and exploring alternative cost-cutting and fundraising strategies. Total expenditures for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Fitzgerald, Louise F. – 1985
An enormous body of literature illuminates various facets of the relationship between education and employment. Views of the proper role of education have ranged from cultural transmission to societal transformation and individual development, to the current belief that it prepares for transition to adulthood, i.e., the movement from school to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Employment, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2003
In 1970, 55 percent of the US population over age 25 had completed high school or some college and 11 percent had completed 4 or more years of college; by 1999, those figures had reached 83 percent and 25 percent, respectively. A comparison between 1982 and 1992 high school seniors found more completing some postsecondary credits (from 53 percent…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
