Transitioning to Adulthood in a Turbulent Time: Invited Commentary.

Lucas, Samuel R.

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ERIC Number: EJ658430

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Transitioning to Adulthood in a Turbulent Time: Invited Commentary.

Lucas, Samuel R.

Education Statistics Quarterly, v4 n2 p17-20 Sum 2002

Discusses "Coming of Age: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later" (National Center for Education Statistics), a report that provides a comprehensive snapshot of the educational, socioeconomic, familial, and communal experiences of a cohort of 1988 eighth graders at a time of economic transformation. The report conveys the diverse and dramatic changes that have occurred since cohort members were born. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Life Events, Young Adults

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: For the entire journal, see TM 034 560.