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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
PDF pending restorationPeng, S. S.; Dunteman, G. H. – 1975
Seniors participating in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) were surveyed in October 1973 and April 1974 as part of the first followup study. Subpopulations were classified according to sex; high school program (general, academic, or vocational); race (black, white, or Spanish American); ability; family…
Descriptors: Activities, Educational Experience, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Moore, R. P.; And Others – 1974
An efficiency study was conducted of the base year design used for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). Finding the optimal design involved a search for the numbers of sample schools and students that would maximize the variance at a given cost. Twenty-one variables describing students' plans, attitudes,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Efficiency, Followup Studies
Moore, R. P.; Shah, B. V. – 1975
An efficiency study was conducted of the sampling design used for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS), and the change variables used in the first followup. Nine alternative designs were compared, using a cost model based upon the number of schools and students sampled. Fourteen change variables and eight domains…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Efficiency
Dunteman, George H.; And Others – 1974
The first set of National Longitudinal Study (NLS) data was analyzed to derive composite scores to be used in subsequent analyses. The composites include a general ability measure, a socioeconomic status (SES) index, and factor scores from factor analyses of sets of question items measuring goals, attitudes, and other psychological attributes. The…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Factor Structure, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Download full textBailey, J. P., Jr. – 1976
The status of the high school class of 1972, as it was two years after graduation in October 1974, is described in terms of questionnaire survey responses. Students from 1,153 high schools participated and 20,872 students responded to the questionnaire out of the total group of 23,451. The development, administration, and reliability of the survey…
Descriptors: Attendance, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Eckland, Bruce K.; Wisenbaker, Joseph M. – 1979
The third follow-up survey of the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 was conducted from October, 1976 to May, 1977. From the data gathered, some of the following observations were made: (1) postsecondary school attendance declined from 54 to 25 percent from 1972 to 1976; (2) 39 percent of students who started…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Educational Discrimination, Educational Opportunities, Employment Patterns
