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Download full textTyler, John H. – 2002
The economic benefits of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits. Key findings were as follows: (1) a GED provides economic benefits only to low-skilled dropouts; (2) economic benefits of a GED appear over time--often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
