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Peer reviewedSmith, Thomas M. – Teachers College Record, 2003
Examines the paradox of strong individual demand and strong institutional support for the General Educational Development (GED) credential despite educational and economic returns markedly lower than those of traditional high school graduates, suggesting that the GED program is a low-cost way to integrate thousands of off-track individuals back…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Graduation
Download full textKing, Randall Howard – 1978
A study, growing out of human capital theory, examined the economic consequences of dropping out of high school. Effect of schooling over time on labor market success (hourly pay rate, occupational prestige, and employment incidence and duration) was measured. Data on young men and women was obtained from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Differences, Dropout Rate
