Dr. Stephen Reder of the Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University analyzed data from the university’s Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning to examine the long-term affects of adult basic skills (ABS) program participation on various outcomes including economic outcomes, literacy growth, and GED attainment.
Summaries of the research briefs are available here.
Direct links to the briefs are available below:
The Impact of ABS Program Participation on Long-Term Economic Outcomes
The Impact of ABS Program Participation on Long-Term Literacy Growth
The Impact of ABS Program Participation on Long-Term GED Attainment