National education longitudinal study of 1988
Subtitle: public use
Edition: Rev. 1994 version].
Publisher: National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.?
Format: [computer file] :
Subjects: Students; Longitudinal studies; Databases; Eighth grade (Education); Educational surveys
Other titles: NELS:88 base year--first follow-up--second follow-up
Description: Provides data from the NELS:88 base-year, first follow-up, and second follow-up surveys of eighth grade students in public and private schools--a longitudinal effort to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by students as they leave elementary school and progress through high school and into college or their careers. The study is intended to reveal information about educational processes and outcomes, early and later predictors of dropping out, and students' access to programs and equal opportunity. Parents, school administrators, teachers, and students were surveyed.
Notes: Title from disc label.

"Base year--first follow-up--second follow-up ECB/CD-ROM"--User's guide.

Shipping list no.: 95-0030-E.

"October 1994"--Container.

ISO 6990 format.

"NCES 94-694r"--Container.

System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; 72K RAM (6 Mb of disk space required for installation); CD-ROM drive.

Disc characteristics: CD-ROM.