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Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
7. Methodology and evaluation Reports
General
Bozick, R., and Lauff, E. (2007). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at the Initial Postsecondary Experiences of the Sophomore Class of 2002 (NCES 2008-308). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008308.
Bozick, R., Lytle, T., Sigel, P.H., Ingels, S.J., Rogers, J.E., Lauff, E., and Planty, M. (2006). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002: First Follow-up Transcript Component Data File Documentation (Restricted Use) (NCES 2006-338). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006338.
Cahalan, M.W., Ingels, S.J., Burns, L.J., Planty, M., and Daniel, B. (2006). United States High School Sophomores: A Twenty-Two Year Comparison, 1980-2002 (NCES 2006-327). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006327
Ingels, S.J., Burns, L.J., Charleston, S., Chen, X., and Cataldi, E.F. (2005). A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002: Initial Results From the Base Year of the Longitudinal Study of 2002 (NCES 2005-338). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/ pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005338.
Ingels, S.J., Planty, M., and Bozick, R. (2005). A Profile of the American High School Senior in 2004: A First Look— Initial Results From the First Follow-up of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) (NCES 2006–348). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006348.
Ingels, S.J., Pratt, D.J., Alexander, C.P., Bryan, M., Jewell, D.M. Lauff, E., Mattox, T.L., and Wilson, D. Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Postsecondary Education Transcript Study Data File Documentation (NCES 2015-033). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015033.
Ingels, S.J., Pratt, D.J., Rogers, J.E., Siegel, P.H., and Stutts, E.(2004). ELS: 2002 Base-Year Data File User’s Manual (NCES 2004-405). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004405.
Ingels, S.J., Pratt, D.J., Rogers, J.E., Siegel, P.H., and Stutts, E.(2005). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002/2004: Base-Year to First Follow-up Data File Documentation (NCES 2006-344). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006344.
Ingels, S.J., Pratt, D.J., Wilson, D., Burns, L.J., Currivan, D., Rogers, J.E., and Hubbard-Bednasz, S. (2007). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002: Base-Year to Second Follow-up Data File Documentation (NCES 2008-347). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/ pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008347.
Ingels, S.J., Pratt, D.J, Alexander, C.P., Jewell, D.M., Lauff, E. Mattox, T.L., and Wilson, D. (2014). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 Third Follow-up Data File Documentation (NCES 2014-364). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014364.
Ingels, S.J., and Scott, L.A. (2004). The High School Sophomore Class of 2002: A Demographic Description First Results From the Base Year of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (NCES 2004-371). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004371.
Lauff, E., and Ingels, S.J. (2013). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at 2002 High School Sophomores 10 Years Later (NCES 2014-363). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/ pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014363 .
Lauff, E., and Ingels, S.J. (2015). Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002): A First Look at the Postsecondary Transcripts of 2002 High School Sophomores (NCES 2015-034). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/ pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015034 .
Planty, M., Bozick, R., and Ingels, S.J. (2006). Academic Pathways, Preparation, and Performance—A Descriptive Overview of the Transcripts from the High School Graduating Class of 2003–04 (NCES 2007–316). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007316.
Data Quality and Comparability
Burns, L.J., Heuer, R., Ingels, S.J., Pollack, J., Pratt, D.J., Rock, D., Rogers, J., Scott, L.A., Siegel, P., and Stutts, E. (2003). Education Longitudinal Study: 2002 Field Test Report (NCES Working Paper 2003-03). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
