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Title: From GED to College: Age Trajectories of Nontraditional Educational Paths
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Maralani, Vida |
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From GED to College: Age Trajectories of Nontraditional Educational Paths American Educational Research Journal 48,5 (October 2011): 1058-1090. Also: http://aer.sagepub.com/content/48/5/1058 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Educational Research Association Keyword(s): Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Age patterns of secondary certification and college entry differ in complex and surprising ways for traditional graduates and GED recipients. Although GED recipients are less likely to enter college in their late teens, they catch up to traditional graduates in their 20s. Results show that adjusting for differences in the age trajectories of school continuation accounts for a substantial portion of the differences observed between the two groups. Important differences remain, however, in the type of college attended and the likelihood of college entry before age 21. Nonetheless, more GED recipients enroll in college than previous studies have suggested, and this interest in college identifies a useful place for policy to intervene to encourage school continuation for this group. |
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Maralani, Vida. "From GED to College: Age Trajectories of Nontraditional Educational Paths." American Educational Research Journal 48,5 (October 2011): 1058-1090.
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