ERIC Number: ED275745
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Aug
Pages: 62
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Four Years after High School: A Capsule Description of 1980 Seniors. Contractor Report.
Jones, Calvin C.; And Others
The activities and experiences of students who were high school seniors in 1980 were surveyed four years later. Data were provided from the High School and Beyond base-year survey (1980), the first follow-up in 1982, and the second in the spring of 1984, focusing on the graduates' educational, vocational, socioeconomic and familial status, and their plans and attitudes. Results indicated that 66 percent were employed and 39 percent were enrolled in courses. Twenty-six percent were or had been married. Children were reported by 13 percent of the males and 21 percent of the females. Business was the most common college major, represented by 24 percent. Vocational, associate, and four-year degrees had been earned by one, five, and eight percent of the students, respectively. Selected experiences, attitudes, and life goals were also surveyed. Over half of the respondents reported having experience with a computer terminal in the workplace or classroom; about one-quarter had also used other types of equipment. Six to thirteen percent reported experience with various types of software packages. Two-thirds had registered to vote. A shift in personal values was noted, toward family and personal life and away from success and mobility. (GDC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Databases, Educational Attainment, Enrollment Rate, Family Characteristics, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Vocational Followup
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Center for Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL.
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