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An Overview and Identification of Successful GED Recruitment Practices
Keywords
GED, HS Equivalency, Student Recruitment
Session Abstract
This presentation will report the findings of a national examination of the best practices and protocols identified for recruiting individuals into GED or similar high school equivalency programs. Special attention is given to programs that have been productive in recruiting African American men into high school equivalency programs.
Session Description
The session will begin with a brief overview of high school attainment by demographic variables in the United States, noting trends over the past two decades. Then, the discussion will focus on GED enrollment and success rates as compared to other high school equivalency programs, and will then include the identification of best practices that have been identified through a national study. This best practice report will include an attempt to find common elements for each of them and how these elements might be translated for use with other communities and with different subsets of the population.
Following the technical presentation and research findings, each presenting member will have several minutes to offer unique perspectives on the work from their academic disciplines, including, in order, education, political science, human services, and public administration.
The session will conclude with ample time for a critical discussion and question and answer period. As a part of this, those in attendance will be invited to join a list-serv to continue the discussion about successful recruitment programs beyond the conference.