ERIC Number: EJ1378167
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
EISSN: EISSN-1940-4387
Supporting Late Graduates, GED Earners, and Non-Completers through the Transition into Postsecondary and the Labor Market
Uretsky, Mathew C.; Henneberger, Angela K.
Preventing School Failure, v67 n1 p68-77 2023
The transition out of adolescence signals a period of increasing personal and social responsibility. For many this means entering postsecondary or the labor market. Previous research has demonstrated that youth who do not finish high school in four years have less favorable postsecondary and labor outcomes. However, few studies compare the postsecondary and labor market outcomes within the group of students who do not finish high school in four years. The current study uses 12 years of linked-administrative data from Maryland to present the first statewide analyses comparing postsecondary and labor market outcomes for on-time graduates, GED earners, non-completers, and late graduates. The results describe an under-researched and underserved group of vulnerable students, with implications for supporting students during high school to improve the postsecondary and labor market transition.
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Dropouts, High School Graduates, Student Adjustment, Postsecondary Education, Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, Individual Differences, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; High Schools; High School Equivalency Programs; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Educational Development Tests
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