ERIC Number: ED091810
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 41
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A Capsule Description of High School Seniors. Base-Year Survey. National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972.
Fetters, William B.
In the spring of 1972 almost 18,000 seniors, from over 1,100 public and nonpublic high schools, participated in the first phase of a longitudinal study intended to supply the educational community with facts on the flow of young adults through the postsecondary educational-occupational system. Followup data will be requested from these young adults at intervals over a projected total period of 6-8 years. These data will facilitate the identification of major branching or decision points that affect educational and life patterns in the immediate postsecondary period. Additionally, these data are intended to provide valuable information for planners, policymakers, and educational researchers as a basis for improving the educational system by making it more responsive to students and their needs. The report first describes the planning and development of the study and then presents a brief description of the characteristics, plans, and attitudes of the students as they were about to leave high school. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Educational Programs, Educational Research, Extracurricular Activities, Goal Orientation, Grade Point Average, High School Graduates, High School Seniors, Homework, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Private Schools, Public Schools, School Counselors, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Student Employment, Student Experience
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($0.85)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Center for Educational Statistics (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
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