ED468715 - Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later. Initial Results from the Fourth Follow-Up to the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report
Career Choice, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Family Involvement, Higher Education, Income, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Leisure Time, Life Events, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Young Adults
This report examines the eighth grade cohort of 1888 in the year 2000. It presents findings from the fourth followup survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), from the year in which most cohort members turned 26. The period in which this cohort attended school saw major initiatives in educational reform in the United States, with one of the most notable changes being an increase in student loans for higher education. Many social and economic forces may have affected this cohort as well. The data of the fourth followup were collected at a key stage of life transitions for the class of 1988. Most had been out of high school for nearly 8 years, and many had completed their educations and started to form families. By 2000, most had earned a high school diploma (83%), and an additional 9% had earned a GED. In 2000, 29% of the cohort had obtained a bachelor's degree, and nearly 47% had some postsecondary credits. About 96% were employed in a full- or part-time job, with those who had a high school degree more likely to be employed than those who did not. Information is also provided on labor market experiences, current work and education activities, income, family formation activities, and civic and leisure'activities. Three appendixes contain technical notes and a glossary, a list of areas of inquiry pursued with NELS:88 data, and standard error tables. (Contains 19 tables, 12 figures, and 103 references.).
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Chicago
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
"ED468715 - Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later. Initial Results from the Fourth Follow-Up to the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report". Government.
U.S. Department of Education,
June 1, 2002.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED468715
APA
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
(2002, June 1).
ED468715 - Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later. Initial Results from the Fourth Follow-Up to the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report.
[Government].
U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED468715
MLA
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education.
ED468715 - Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later. Initial Results from the Fourth Follow-Up to the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report.
U.S. Department of Education,
(1 Jun 2002),
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED468715
Bluebook
Education Resource Information Center, Department of Education, Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later. Initial Results from the Fourth Follow-Up to the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report, GovInfo, (June 1, 2002),
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/ERIC-ED468715
