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001 2006372524
003 DLC
005 20070203222213.0
008 060426s2006 dcu b f000 0 eng d
010 $a 2006372524
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm64637151
040 $aAWC$cAWC$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aLB2383$b.A35 2006
100 1 $aAdelman, Clifford.
245 14 $aThe toolbox revisited :$bpaths to degree completion from high school through college /$cClifford Adelman.
246 30 $aPaths to degree completion from high school through college
260 $aWashington, D. C. :$bOffice of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Dept. of Education,$c2006.
300 $axxx, 192 p. ;$c28 cm.
500 $a"February 2006."
500 $a"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.
500 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 111-122).
505 0 $aPt. 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.
530 $aElectronic version available via the Internet.
650 0 $aDegrees, Academic$zUnited States$vLongitudinal studies.
650 0 $aBachelor of arts degree$zUnited States$vLongitudinal studies.
650 0 $aCollege attendance$zUnited States$vLongitudinal studies.
650 0 $aCollege students$zUnited States$vLongitudinal studies.
650 0 $aHigh school graduates$xEducation (Higher)$zUnited States.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bOffice of Vocational and Adult Education.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0704/2006372524.html
856 41 $zCLICK HERE TO VIEW ONLINE VERSION:$uhttp://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/toolboxrevisit/toolbox.pdf