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LSAY Participants' Military Experiences

Thursday, February 4, 2010: Each fall while they were in school, the LSAY participants were asked about their plans for the future, including whether they thought they might have served in the military by the time they were 40 years old...

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LSAY Participant Mobility While in Middle and High School

Monday, January 25, 2010: The LSAY began in the Fall of 1987 with two cohorts of students: 3,116 seventh graders and 2,829 tenth graders. ... By the time the seventh graders (Cohort Two) graduated from high school...

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Interest in Issues in the News

Monday, January 18, 2010: By the time they are seniors in high school, most American students have taken a course in civics and another course in government...

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What Factors Influence College Choice

Monday, January 11, 2010: During the spring of their senior year in high school (1990 for Cohort One and 1993 for Cohort Two), all of the LSAY participants who planned to attend college in the fall were asked ...

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Rating the Quality of Baccalaureate Institutions

Monday, January 4, 2010: In 2007, all of the LSAY participants that had attended college were asked to rate the quality of their experiences. ... 

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Accuracy of Student Reports About Their Parents’ Education

Monday, December 21, 2009: How well do your children know you? From the early years of the LSAY, we have discovered ... 

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The Mobility of the LSAY Participants

Monday, December 14, 2009: When the LSAY began in 1987, the LSAY participants (grade 7 and grade 10) lived in 23 states. By 2007 ... 

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Life Goals in Grade 12 and 2007

Monday, December 7, 2009: When they were in their senior year of high school (Cohort One in 1989, Cohort Two in 1992), the LSAY participants were asked how important ... 

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Expectations of Others for College

Thursday, September 18, 2008: When a student graduates from high school that student must then make a decision ... 

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Parent Encouragement of Good Grades

Thursday, September 4, 2008: Most parents want their children to excel in school and achieve good grades. But what is expected of the children...

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By the Time I Am 40

Thursday, August 7, 2008: During different periods of our lives, individuals make goals for themselves. Many people make a list of different accomplishments they hope to achieve by a certain age... 

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Parent Rewards for Good Grades

Thursday, August 7, 2008: Many parents try to encourage good grades from their children, but some may wonder how far such encouragement should go... 

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Political Attitudes in High School

Thursday, July 31, 2008: It is a presidential election year in the United States. Many new issues have arisen in this election, but many issues are the same, ones that have also been mulled over for decades. Other issues are resurfacing from previous years...

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Eyes on the News: Exploring the Role of Media in Political Socialization

Monday November 19, 2007: Does watching the evening news or taking a glance at the day's headlines make us better citizens growing up? Using the information gathered from students in the Longitudinal Study of American Youth, we were able to gain some insight into the answer, but getting there is more complex than it may seem...

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Spending Quality Time with the Parents

Thursday November 1, 2007: On average, children grow up and pull away from their parents and guardians. They begin to bond with people around their same age. As time goes on, they turn to their friends for support, advice and comfort. This seems to be extremely prevalent during the high school years...

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Students Who Plan to Succeed Put In The Hours

Monday October 8, 2007: As middle and high school students begin another semester of school this fall, the homework is no doubt piling up. But how much time are students investing in homework overall, and what impact does this have on their future...

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Change in Expectations...

Monday September 24, 2007: When the Cohort Two participants were in the seventh grade in 1987, they were asked what they expected to do when they finished high school...

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H.S. Class of 1993 Expectations for age 40

Monday September 24, 2007: When they were in their senior year of high school, the LSAY Cohort Two participants (7th grade fall of 1987) were asked to think about the things they expected to do by the time they were 40 years old...

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H.S. Class of 1990 Expectations for age 40

Monday September 24, 2007: When they were in their senior year of high school, the LSAY Cohort One participants (10th grade fall of 1987) were asked to think about the things they expected to do by the time they were 40 years old...

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