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National Longitudinal Study of 1972
High School and Beyond
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) was the first secondary longitudinal study conducted by NCES. NLS-72 collected data from 1972 high school seniors until 1986.
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The second longitudinal study in the program was the High School and Beyond (HS&B) study, a dual-cohort study which surveyed the sophomore and senior classes of 1980.
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The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) began with a cohort of 8th-graders, following them until 2000, and collecting data on secondary and post-secondary experiences.
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The Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), currently collecting data on students� postsecondary outcomes, began with sophomores in 2002 and added a senior cohort in 2004.
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The most recent cohort in the program, the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), has a STEM focus. HSLS:09 is currently collecting data on students� secondary experiences.
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NCES Secondary Longitudinal Studies describe the educational experiences of four decades of students in the United States. Click the link below to learn more about the research design of the studies within the program.
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The aim of this continuing program is to study the educational, vocational, and personal development of students at various stages in their educational careers and the personal, familial, social, institutional, and cultural factors that may affect that development.
The secondary longitudinal studies program consists of three completed studies: the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS:72), the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal study of 1980, and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Ongoing studies include the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), and the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). Taken together, these studies describe the educational experiences of students from 4 decades�the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s�and also provide bases for further understanding of the correlates of educational success in the United States.
