Moving into town and moving on
Subtitle: the community college in the lives of traditional-age students
By: Clifford Adelman.
Contributors: United States. Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
Publisher: Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Dept. of Education
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Community college students -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.; Community colleges -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.; College attendance -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Other titles: Community college in the lives of traditional age students
Notes: "February 2005"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-132).
Table of contents: title: On reading tables in this study; title: Background; title: Terms and parameters; title: First portrait: students who started their postsecondary careers in a community college; title: Second portrait: the community college residence trichotomy; title: Third portrait: moving on: community college "graduates"; title: The 'cooling out'/diversion critique revisited; title: Summary and messages; title: References; title: Appendix A: principal features of the NCES grade-cohort longitudinal studies; title: Appendix B: technical issues; title: Appendix C: tables on miscellaneous topics raised in the text; title: Appendix D: comparative course participation rates of community college students; title: Appendix E: financial aid in the first year of attendance: highlights from the beginning postsecondary students longitudinal study, 1995/96-2001; title: Appendix F: first-to-second year "retention" of community college students: the critical factor of age at entry; title: Appendix G: occupational course credit clusters used in the NELS:88/2000 postsecondary transcript files; title: Appendix H: occupation codes used for the NELS:88/2000 transcript files (as amended); title: Appendix I: congruent combinations of field of study and occupation, by degree level: NELS:88/2000 longitudinal study.