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National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a study that is part of the Longitudinal Studies Branch (LSB) program; program data is available since 1988 at . NELS:88 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/) is a longitudinal study that is designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by students as they leave middle or junior high school, and progress through high school and into postsecondary institutions or the work force. A nationally representative sample of eighth-graders were first surveyed in the spring of 1988. A sample of these respondents were then resurveyed through four follow-ups in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000. Overall weighted response rate was unavailable as of December 2014. Key statistics produced from NELS:88 data can be used for policy-relevant research about educational processes and outcomes, for example: student learning; early and late predictors of dropping out; and school effects on students' access to programs and equal opportunity to learn.
Resources
6 resources available
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CD-ROM: NELS:88/2000 Public Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook - Base Year through Fourth Follow-up
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CD-ROM: NELS:88/94 Public Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook - Base Year through Third Follow-up
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CD-ROM: NELS:88/94 Data Analysis System, with Additional Systems for High School and Beyond and the National Longitudinal Study of 1972
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Data Analysis System (DAS)
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CD-ROM: NELS:88/2000 Restricted Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook
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CD-ROM: NELS:88/94 Restricted Use
TEXT/PLAIN
Complete Metadata
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| description | The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a study that is part of the Longitudinal Studies Branch (LSB) program; program data is available since 1988 at <https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/data_products.asp>. NELS:88 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/) is a longitudinal study that is designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by students as they leave middle or junior high school, and progress through high school and into postsecondary institutions or the work force. A nationally representative sample of eighth-graders were first surveyed in the spring of 1988. A sample of these respondents were then resurveyed through four follow-ups in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000. Overall weighted response rate was unavailable as of December 2014. Key statistics produced from NELS:88 data can be used for policy-relevant research about educational processes and outcomes, for example: student learning; early and late predictors of dropping out; and school effects on students' access to programs and equal opportunity to learn. |
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| issued | 1996-03-12 |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2023-06-27T15:26:32.184383 |
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| references |
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| rights | IES uses Restricted-data Licenses as a mechanism for making more detailed data available to qualified researchers. Please request license to access data by submitting an application via the link in "Resources". |
| spatial | United States |
| temporal | 1987/2001 |
| title | National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 |
