Short-term enrollment in postsecondary education : student background and institutional differences in reasons for early departure, 1996-98 / Ellen M. Bradburn ; C. Dennis Carroll, project officer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Bradburn, Ellen M.

Contributor:

Carroll, C. Dennis

National Center for Education Statistics

Series:

Postsecondary education descriptive analysis reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postsecondary education--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Postsecondary education.

College dropouts--United States--Longitudinal studies.

College dropouts.

United States.

Genre:

Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 100 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education, [2002]

Summary:

"Using the 1996-98 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, this rpeort describes short-term enrollment in postsecondary education: departure within three years of students' first entry into postsecondary education without earning a credential and without returning. The annalyses include exploration of factors associated with departure among students who began at public 4-year, private not-for-profit 4-year, and public 2-year institutions."--Report description.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 1, 2012).

"November 2002."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-80).

"NCES 2003-153."

Other Format:

Print version: Bradburn, Ellen M. Short-term enrollment in postsecondary education

OCLC:

778802409