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Repatriating the GED: Urban youth and the alternative to a high school diploma

Repatriating the GED: Urban youth and the alternative to a high school diploma Abstract: This article discusses competing perspectives on the value of the General Educational Development (GED) credential. Although scholars and journalists debate the worth of the credential, urban youth continue to pursue the GED, especially as proxy for inadequate schooling. Using qualitative data from a participatory action research project, the author appraises the value of the GED from the perspectives of urban youth, and argues that youth place significance in the credential in ways previously ignored and under theorized by educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The High School Journal University of North Carolina Press

Repatriating the GED: Urban youth and the alternative to a high school diploma

The High School Journal , Volume 95 (4) – May 18, 2012

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University of North Carolina Press
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Abstract

Abstract: This article discusses competing perspectives on the value of the General Educational Development (GED) credential. Although scholars and journalists debate the worth of the credential, urban youth continue to pursue the GED, especially as proxy for inadequate schooling. Using qualitative data from a participatory action research project, the author appraises the value of the GED from the perspectives of urban youth, and argues that youth place significance in the credential in ways previously ignored and under theorized by educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

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The High School JournalUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: May 18, 2012

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