Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study:1996-2001 (BPS:1996/2001) Field Test Methodology Report

This report describes the methods and procedures used for the field test of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study: 1996-2001 (BPS:1996/2001). These students, who started their postsecondary education during the 1994-1995 academic year, were first interviewed in 1995 as part of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study 1996 (NPSAS:96) field test. A follow-up interview with the BPS cohort was conducted in 1997. The BPS:1996/2001 study is the second follow-up of this cohort. BPS:1996/2001 was conducted in the sixth academic year since the start of their postsecondary education. Topics included in the interview were: enrollment history, undergraduate experiences, postbaccalaureate education, post-enrollment work experiences, and background information.

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