Out of 132 total adult education students (both ABE & ESL), we have 37
male and 95 female students. Our students are not GED level students,
they are pre-GED level students. Therefore, I can't comment on follow
through with GED.

 

With our tutors, I notice a similar disparity. We have 14 male tutors
and 27 female tutors. 

 

As for why these disparities exist, I can only speculate. I don't have
any hard data to back up my personal opinions.

 

Karin Johnsey

Project CARE

Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Coordinator

Morton College

Cicero, IL 

projectcare at morton.edu

 

 

From: diversity-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:diversity-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Brown, Lisa
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:39 PM
To: The Diversity and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Diversity 52] Re: males and education

 

Why is it that males are not likely to stay in a GED program?

 

Lisa D. Brown

Office of the Assistant Provost

University Accreditation

East Carolina University

Old Cafeteria Complex 2337

Greenville, NC 27858

(252) 737-1913 - phone

(252) 737-2036 - fax

brownli at ecu.edu

"With ordinary talent and extraordinary perserverance; all things are
attainable"... Thomas Foxwell Buxton

 

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From: diversity-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:diversity-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Anjeanett Grant
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:30 AM
To: The Diversity and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Diversity 51] Re: males and education

 

I work with young adults who are studying for their GEDs, and I would
say only 1 in 4 of my students are male.  The females seem much more
likely to enter the program and stick with it.  


> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 20:24:41 -0400

> From: alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu

> To: diversity at nifl.gov

> Subject: [Diversity 50] males and education

> 

> This afternoon, I was going through some materials, and came across

the following in Reading Today, August/September, 2006, pg. 4:

> 

> "Whereas men once significantly outnumbered women on college campuses,

they now make up only about 44% of students at American institutions of
higher learning"

> 

> "Boys ages 5-12 are 60% more likely than girls to have repeated at

least one grade."

> 

> "Boys are 33% more likely than girls to drop out of high school."

> 

> I wonder if anyone has any thoughts about the above statistics. If you

are involved in adult literacy programs, do you notice any difference in
male/female participation that you would like to share with us?

> 

> Daphne

> 

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