Descriptive Summary Report National Education Longitudinal Study: 1988-94 with an Essay on Access and Choice in Postsecondary Education. Statisitcal Analysis Report

摘要

The essay presented in this report used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 eighth graders to examine postsecondary access and choice issues confronted by this nationally representative cohort in both 1992 (as high school seniors) and in 1994 (two years out of high school). The analysis focuses on potential barriers to access and choice as experienced by women, racial and ethnic minorities, and those in lower socioeconomic groups. Special attention was paid to students who scored in the highest quartile of the 1992 math and reading test composite.