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McKay, Pilar Erin.

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Inspired Start: Experiences of Adult Students Confronting the GED Process.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Inspired Start: Experiences of Adult Students Confronting the GED Process./
Author:	McKay, Pilar Erin.
Description:	191 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-08(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-08A(E).
Subject:	Sociology, Theory and Methods. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3557530
ISBN:	9781303006753

Inspired Start: Experiences of Adult Students Confronting the GED Process.
McKay, Pilar Erin.

Inspired Start: Experiences of Adult Students Confronting the GED Process. - 191 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2013.

Options are limited to gaining a high school equivalency for dropouts. The General Education Development (GED) exam provides people who have left school one way of gaining their secondary school credential. Employing the use of in-depth interviews, auto-ethnography, and participant observation, this study reports the descriptive findings of twelve GED preparation class students to understand why they left school, what motivates them to return and continue attending preparation classes, and how they will use the credential after they pass the exam. Despite most students reporting a pleasant elementary school experience, students entered high school with a decreased commitment towards schooling and an increased interest in socializing. Eventually, a precipitous drop in participation led them to dropping out of school. Returning to the GED process, for many students, was the product of a sudden life event—whether it was health-related, personal, or economic—students found themselves in a situation where they were inspired to gain the equivalency. Most students planned on entering a career after gaining their equivalency, either with their next step to re-enter the workforce or continue their education. The GED process is not simply about the certification, it is about the personal redemption of the dropout to prove to themselves and their families that they have matured and overcome their situation.

ISBN: 9781303006753Subjects--Topical Terms:

626625
Sociology, Theory and Methods.

Inspired Start: Experiences of Adult Students Confronting the GED Process.
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