A Classification of Secondary School Courses

Title:	A Classification of Secondary School Courses
Description:	Intended for use in collecting data on secondary school course offerings, this inventory of courses taught nationwide at the secondary level is organized in a classified arrangement. Each course is identified by a six-digit numerical code. The inventory of course titles was developed from three major sources--a sample of 52 public and private secondary school catalogs dated 1979 through 1981; statewide course lists from California, Washington, and Illinois; and recommendations from a panel of experts in secondary school curricula. The inventory includes instructions on its use and information about special features, a list of instructional program categories, cross references for closely related programs, and a title index. Courses are classified under 30 headings.
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Cover Date:	July 1982
Web Release:	July 23, 1982
Print Release:	July 23, 1982
Publication #:	NCES 1982218 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	National Center for Education Statistics
Type of Product:	Technical Methods Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS) High School and Beyond (HS&B) High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) High School Transcript Studies (HST) National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) National Longitudinal Study of the H.S. Class of 1972 (NLS-72)
Keywords:	Coursetaking/Transcripts • classification • core courses Curriculum • secondary school Secondary Education • longitudinal studies
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