Title: | 2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06) Methodology Report |
Description: | This report describes and evaluates the methods and procedures used in the 2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06), the first follow-up of the cohort of first-time beginning students who were identified as part of the 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04). This cohort was first interviewed in 2004 and identified as first-time beginners (FTBs). An FTB was defined as an individual who began his or her postsecondary education during the 2003–04 academic year. BPS:04/06 is the first of two scheduled follow-up studies that will follow these students through college and into the workforce. The second, and final, follow-up is scheduled to take place in 2009. The BPS study is unique in that it includes both traditional and nontraditional students, follows their paths through postsecondary education over the course of 6 years, and is not limited to enrollment at a single institution. |
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Cover Date: | December 2007 |
Web Release: | December 11, 2007 |
Print Release: | This Publication will only be available online. |
Publication #: | NCES 2008184 General Ordering Information |
Center/Program: | NCES |
Authors: | Melissa Cominole, Sara Wheeless, Kristin Dudley, Jeff Franklin, and Jennifer Wine |
Type of Product: | Technical/Methodological |
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Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) |
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For questions about the content of this Technical/Methodological, please contact: Tracy Hunt-White. |