Does Acquisition of a GED Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts? / Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett, Kathryn Parker Boudett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murnane, Richard J.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Willett, John B.

Boudett, Kathryn Parker.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w5992.

NBER working paper series no. w5992

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military socialization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1997.

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1997.

Summary:

This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine whether acquisition of a GED increases the probability that male and female school dropouts obtain training, post-secondary education, or military service. Random effects probit models are used to account for both the dichotomous nature of the dependent variables and non-zero correlations among error terms pertaining to different years of data for the same individual. We find that acquisition of a GED increases the probability that school dropouts obtain post-secondary education and the probability that they obtain non-company training, defined as training provided by government or by proprietary schools. However, it is still the case that the majority of GED recipients obtain no post-secondary education or training through the age of 26.

Notes:

Print version record

April 1997.

Includes bibliographical references.