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Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School Through College

This report is a data essay that follows a nationa

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By Clifford Adelman (au)
Year: 2006
Pages: 192
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 142230745X

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This report is a data essay that follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into post-secondary education, & 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 4-year college at any time, thus including students who started out in other types of institutions, particularly community colleges. The core question is not about basic “access” to higher education or about persistence to the second term or the second year following post-secondary entry. It is about completion of academic credentials -- the culmination of opportunity, guidance, choice, effort, & commitment. Tables.

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