The toolbox revisited
Subtitle: paths to degree completion from high school through college
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: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D. C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Academic Degrees; Longitudinal studies; Bachelor of arts degree; College attendance; College students; High school graduates; Education (Higher)
Other titles: Paths to degree completion from high school through college
Notes: "February 2006."

"The Toolbox Revisited is a data essay that follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into postsecondary education, and asks what aspects of their formal schooling contribute to completing a bachelor's degree by their mid-20s. The universe of students is confined to those who attended a four-year college at any time, thus including students who started out in other types of institutions, particularly community colleges." -- Executive summary.

"The Toolbox Revisited was designed as a replication of a noted previous study published by the U.S. Department of Education, Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor's Degree Attainment (1999) ..." -- Executive summary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-122).

Electronic version available via the Internet.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Background; title: Pt. II. Variables explored and used in this analysis; title: Pt. III. What is and what happens before matriculation; title: Matriculation and beyond: the features of postsecondary history; title: Pt. V. Closing the gap; title: Pt. VI. The missing element of this story; title: Pt. VII. The missing element of this story.