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Peer reviewedRichards, James M., Jr. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
This study examined the relationships of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 measures of locus of control and self-esteem to differential goal attainment in education, work, marriage, and fertility. The results raise questions about the validity of the measures, their underlying theories, or both. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Achievement, Adults, Affective Measures, Goal Orientation
Dunkelberger, John E. – 1984
Project S-114 (1977-1983) consisted of three objectives which dealt with rural Southern youth and focused on educational and occupational aspirations and attainment results for males and females, blacks and whites. Each objective involved utilization of a distinct dataset. In 1979 Objective 1 was completed; the fourth wave of a longitudinal panel…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Blacks, Databases, Females
Download full textAlexander, Karl L.; Cook, Martha A. – 1979
Using two complimentary data sets, the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and the Study of Academic Prediction and Growth, the conventional interpretation of educational plans as motives and thus determinants of educational attainment is questioned. It was found that when questioned about their educational loans: (1) as…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Aspiration, Career Planning, College Attendance
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1973
The conceptual model of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) has been modified from James Trent's General Educational Development Model. The NLS model is presented and briefly compared with the General Educational Development Model. The major portion of this document consists of NLS questionnaire items or…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Goal Orientation, High School Graduates, High Schools
Smart, John C.; And Others – 1985
Changes in the self-concept and career orientation of 10,759 members of a nationally representative sample of high school graduates was studied over 7 years. Objectives were to determine: (1) the degree to which changes in adolescents' self-concept and career attitudes were related to their level of involvement in postsecondary education; and (2)…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, Educational Benefits, Females
Fetters, William B. – 1975
A sample of high school seniors was surveyed in spring 1972 to provide baseline data for the NCES National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. The First-Followup Survey of this sample took place in fall 1973. This report describes how these young adults changed during this period of about 1-1/2 years with regard to their view of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attitude Change, Followup Studies, Goal Orientation
Anderson, Kristine L. – 1986
College student persistence and overall educational attainment were studied, based on data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Attention was directed to the influence of student socioeconomic status, academic aptitude and preparation, educational goal commitment, college quality/selectivity, college orientation…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment
Conger, Anthony J. – 1976
The ending of high school years is a critical time for most young people. It is a period when significant developmental tasks confront the adolescent; these tasks, if mastered, contribute to healthy and satisfactory growth into adulthood. Self-esteem, locus of control, and attitudes toward work, community, and family orientations are especially…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Development, Educational Development, Ethnic Groups
Dunteman, George H.; Bailey, John P. – 1974
The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 was initiated in the spring of 1972. A national probability sample of l8,000 students from 1,070 schools completed a Student Questionnaire dealing with factors related to personal and family background, educational and work experiences, plans, aspirations, attitudes, and opinions.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Development, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1977
Data obtained from thousands of respondents to the Base-Year Student Questionnaire and First Followup Questionnaire of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 were used to investigate self-esteem, locus of control, and work-, community-, and family-related life goals, and to generate profile means and standard deviations…
Descriptors: Ability, Career Development, Demography, Educational Development
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1979
The "National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972: Base Year (1972) through Fourth Follow-up (1979)" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is a single merged file of student responses to the original interviews or tests in 1972 and the mail follow-up surveys of 1973, 1974, 1976, and 1979. The 1972 data were gathered by…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Career Planning, Careers, College Attendance
