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Download full textFetters, William B; And Others – 1977
The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) is periodically surveying a large national sample to chart their educational, vocational, and personal development and to relate this information to earlier experiences, plans, and personal characteristics. This report describes the class in terms of the short-term post…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attendance Patterns, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Surveys
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
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1976
As part of the third follow-up to the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, the Third Follow-Up Questionnaire was administered to a sample of the members of the high school class of 1972 who had been surveyed in 1972 and 1974. The questionnaire contains 158 items about education and work experience and is divided into the…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Educational Experience, Family Characteristics
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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
King, Donald A.; Thorne, Nancy R. – 1977
This is the third in a series of reports concerning data collection activities on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Data collection activities included: (1) mailing a newsletter and address verification or correction postcard, followed by questionnaire packets, including a $3.00 incentive payment, and followup…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Family Status, Followup Studies
Casey, Florence M., Ed. – 1979
Using data from the fifteen-year National Longitudinal Study (NLS), a special study examined the interaction of work-related attitudes and subsequent behavior for eight age-sex-race groups. It was found that attitudes do influence subsequent work behavior. Specifically, it was established that individuals who felt they could influence their future…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Attitudes, Blacks, Employed Women
National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
As part of the third follow-up to the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, the Third Follow-Up Questionnaire was administered to a sample of the members of the high school class of 1972 who had been surveyed in 1972 and 1974. This file contains the responses to that questionnaire. The questionnaire has 158 items about work…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Databases, Educational Experience
Fetters, William B. – 1975
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) is periodically querying a large national sample of members of the high school class of 1972 to chart their educational, vocational, and personal development and to relate this information back to earlier experiences, plans, and personal and biographical attributes. The study will provide a better…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Regions
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1977
Copies of the survey instruments used in the base-year, first, second, and third followup studies of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) are contained in this publication. The instruments were used to gather data on the educational, vocational, and personal development of high school graduates, and the personal,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Background, Career Development, Counseling Services
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
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
