Learner Retention in Adult Secondary Education: A Comparative Study
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| Title: | Learner Retention in Adult Secondary Education: A Comparative Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gopalakrishnan, Ajit |
| Source: | Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal. Fall 2008 2(3):140-150. |
| Availability: | Commission on Adult Basic Education and ProLiteracy America. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Development, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Academic Persistence, High School Equivalency Programs, Educational Policy, Longitudinal Studies |
| ISSN: | 1934-2322 |
| Abstract: | Learner retention in adult secondary education has been studied only with respect to the General Educational Development (GED) preparation program. This paper compares the retention of learners enrolled in the GED preparation program to those enrolled in two other adult secondary completion program options. It discusses why significantly higher levels of graduation and retention may not be attainable if the GED preparation program is the only option available to learners. It suggests that expanding secondary completion program options must become a critical policy-level strategy for improving learner retention. It also proposes a new longitudinal perspective of retention that is based on the continued participation of learners in future fiscal years. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 18 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Access URL: | https://www.coabe.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=journal |
| Accession Number: | EJ836275 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Learner retention in adult secondary education has been studied only with respect to the General Educational Development (GED) preparation program. This paper compares the retention of learners enrolled in the GED preparation program to those enrolled in two other adult secondary completion program options. It discusses why significantly higher levels of graduation and retention may not be attainable if the GED preparation program is the only option available to learners. It suggests that expanding secondary completion program options must become a critical policy-level strategy for improving learner retention. It also proposes a new longitudinal perspective of retention that is based on the continued participation of learners in future fiscal years. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) |
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| ISSN: | 1934-2322 |
