Do GED Recipients Differ from Graduates and School Dropouts?: Findings from an Inner-City Cohort

Autor/in	Ou, Suh-Ruu
Titel	Do GED Recipients Differ from Graduates and School Dropouts?: Findings from an Inner-City Cohort
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 43 (2008) 1, S.83-117 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085907305187
Schlagwörter	Life Satisfaction; Dropouts; High School Graduates; High School Equivalency Programs; Minority Group Children; Depression (Psychology); Income; Crime; Mental Health; Substance Abuse; High School Students; Low Income Groups; Postsecondary Education; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Cognitive Ability; Comparative Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Urban Areas; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensvollendung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Einkommen; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Psychohygiene; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Denkfähigkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	The differences in income, crime, health, mental health, and substance use among high school dropouts, GED recipients, and high school graduates are investigated. The study sample is drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children who grew up in the inner city. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, early cognitive skills, and participation in postsecondary education, results indicate that there are significant differences between dropouts and GED recipients, and between GED recipients and high school graduates in the five aspects of quarterly income equal to or above average, life satisfaction, future optimism, symptoms of severe depression, and substance use. (Contains 4 tables and 2 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10