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National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), Base Year through Second Follow-Up: Final Methodology Report. Working Paper Series.
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Ingels, Steven J.; Scott, Leslie A.; Taylor, John R.; Owings, Jeffrey; Quinn, Peggy – 1998
This technical report documents the methodology of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) base year survey of eighth graders through the 1992 second followup survey of high school students and dropouts. Chapter 1 begins with an overview and history of the NELS:88 and its database, Chapter 2 contains a description of the data…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Error of Measurement, Followup Studies
National Dropout Statistics from a Longitudinal Cohort Perspective: Estimating Rates of School-Leaving and School Noncompletion.
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Ingels, Steven J.; Scott, Leslie A. – 1991
The collection of dropout statistics is discussed from the perspective of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The NELS:88 follows a cohort of 1988 eighth graders over time and is designed to provide trend data about transitions experienced as students progress through the educational system. Dropout statistics are provided…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Data Collection, Demography, Dropouts
Exclusion of Students with Barriers to Participation in NELS:88--Baseline Excluded Students Two and Four Years Later.
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Ingels, Steven J.; Scott, Leslie A. – 1993
Sample undercoverage issues in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) are addressed. The main focus is the exclusion of certain categories of student in the base year, 1988, and in in-school follow-up rounds. A subsidiary focus is the question of how adequately transfer students were captured within the sampling procedures of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Data Collection, Eligibility, Followup Studies