Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j7BIjZG08625; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:45:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:45:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000001c59ea4$b1efb8f0$0b00a8c0@DC66VD11> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Sherry Royce/C" <sjroyce@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1438] Re: GED and postsecondary X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3447 Lines: 85 Hal and all: "Learning for Life" my 2001 longitudinal study of the life experiences and attitudes of 70 adult learners who participated in ABLE programs between 1968 and 2000 and were recognized as Pennsylvania's Outstanding Adult Students of the Year, uncovered the following facts about GED graduates' participation in Continuing Education: . Education was seen as the pathway to career advancement and personal enhancement. . Informal education was seen as an alternative or supplement to formal education. . According to their Informal Interviews, 79 percent of participants were engaged in formal and/or informal education; another seven percent discussed specific plans for future education. . Forty percent of study participants enrolled in higher education; 20 percent have earned degrees ranging from associate to doctorate; 10 percent are currently continuing their studies. . Conflicting pressures of health, employment, family concerns and financial resources determine if and when participants can engage in higher education. . Community colleges are the prevalent entry path for GED graduates on their way to college or advanced degrees. . Ninety-three percent of higher education graduates entered college immediately after completing ABLE programs; 86 percent of them finished in the normal (two or four year) time frame. . Forty-three percent of higher education graduates had financial assistance in the form of pensions, scholarships or internships; the remaining participants came from families where both spouses worked. . Participants with learning differences and participants with funding difficulties may take ten years or more to complete higher education degrees. . Participants believed that Federal and/or state funding designated for GED graduates who have shown the determination and the ability to do college work would make a difference in GED participation and completion statistics for higher education. It boils down to the fact that immediate entry after GED graduation is a pertinent factor in the attainment of advanced degrees, that financial assistance for GED graduates is essential, and that we need to identify and establish scholarships earmarked for GED graduates. Sherry Royce Dr. Sherry Royce Royce & Royce, Inc. 1938 Crooked Oak Drive Lancaster, PA 17601 Tel: 717-569-1663 email: sjroyce@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Hal Beder Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:14 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1433] Re: GED and postsecondary The research was based on a sample and I guess you were not part of the sample. Percent of GED graduates that earn a doctorate? You are almost unique! At 10:59 AM 8/11/2005, you wrote: >I am a GED graduate and I have completed a BA,MA,and MS. Currently I am >pursuing my doctorate in Adult Education. I am not aware of ever being >included in any type of research and feel this may be the case for >others. Just a thought. Patricia Duffley-Renow >Doctoral Student- University of Tennessee, Knoxville > >Patricia Duffley-Renow,MS,CRC,ATP >"... if all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I >would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would >soon regain all the rest." >Daniel Webster Rutgers University Graduate School of Education 10 seminary Pl. New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-7496 ext. 8213
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