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Download full textIngels, 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
Ingels, Steven J. – Online Submission, 2004
This paper addresses two audiences--those who design education trend studies that simultaneously have longitudinal and intercohort implications, and the secondary analysts who use such trend data. Four study series conducted for the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provide material for the paper: the…
Descriptors: Change, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Computation
