National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012: Design Documentation
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National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012: Design Documentation

Published: Mar 28, 2017
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
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National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012

Time frame: 2010-2018

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U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

Authors

John Burghardt

Joshua Haimson

Stephen Lipscomb

Albert Y. Liu

Frank Potter

Tiffany Waits

Sheng Wang

The National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) 2012 is the third in the series of NLTS studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to examine youth with disabilities receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This design documentation describes how the NLTS 2012 data were constructed and prepared for analyses. It provides information on the sample design, data collection instruments and procedures, data preparation, weights, and nonresponse bias analyses.  

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