"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).
Contents:
Pt. I. Background -- Pt. II. Variables explored and used in this analysis -- Pt. III. What is and what happens before matriculation -- Matriculation and beyond: the features of postsecondary history -- Pt. V. Closing the gap -- Pt. VI. The missing element of this story -- Pt. VII. The missing element of this story.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)64637151
Locations:
IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)
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