The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972: Annotated Bibliography of Studies, 1980-1992.

Title:	The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972: Annotated Bibliography of Studies, 1980-1992.
Description:	The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) is the "grandmother" of the longitudinal studies designed and conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, and is probably the richest archive ever assembled on a generation of Americans. Participants were selected as high school seniors in 1972 and were followed through postsecondary transcripts in 1984. In 1981, Samuel Peng assembled a bibliography of studies describing or using NLS-72 data. This publication extends Peng's work by describing the considerable number of studies published since the first bibliography. Works are arranged in the following categories: (1) general descriptions (data sets and populations); (2) methodology; (3) work (employment); (4) secondary education; (5) postsecondary education; (6) educational and occupational aspirations; (7) educational and occupational attainment; (8) gender and racial-ethnic differences; (9) vocational technical and vocational education; (10) teachers; (11) marriage, family, and life transitions; (12) economics of education; (13) testing; (14) others; and (15) tabulations. In all, 259 sources are listed and annotated with a brief description of the study and its methodology. Publication of this document coincides roughly with the release of an optical data disk with the NLS-72 data archive, manuals, and sample computer programs. (SLD)
Online Availability:	Access this document on the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) website.
Cover Date:	April 1993
Web Release:	April 12, 1993
Print Release:	April 12, 1993
Publication #:	NCES 19933156 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Mindi Maline and Others
Type of Product:	Research and Development Report
Survey/Program Areas:	High School Transcript Studies (HST) National Longitudinal Study of the H.S. Class of 1972 (NLS-72)
Keywords:	High School Higher Education • access and choice in Longitudinal Studies Postsecondary Education Research Design Research Methodology
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Research and Development Report, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.