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Late High School Dropouts: Characteristics, Experiences, and Changes Across Cohorts. Descriptive Analysis Report. NCES 2009-307
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Dalton, Ben; Glennie, Elizabeth; Ingels, Steven J. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
This report presents information about selected characteristics and experiences of high school sophomores in 2002 who subsequently dropped out of school. It also presents comparative data about late high school dropouts in the years 1982, 1992, and 2004. Three data sources provide the information for the report: the High School and Beyond…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High Schools, Cohort Analysis, Student Characteristics
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. First Follow-Up: Dropout Component Data File User's Manual.
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Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1992
This manual has been produced to familiarize data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the first follow-up dropout component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Necessary documentation is also provided for use of the data files. The base-year population covered by the NELS:88 included…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases, Dropout Research
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
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Second Follow-Up: Dropout Component Data File User's Manual.
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Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1994
This manual familiarizes data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the second follow-up dropout component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), a survey of the educational and personal characteristics of students. The dropout data file contains records for 2,028 sample members who…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Dropouts, Followup Studies