THE FIRST YEAR AFTER COLLEGE - ACTIVITIES AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT EFFECTS

Authors
RINDFUSS RR KAVEE AL COOKSEY EC
Citation
Rr. Rindfuss et al., THE FIRST YEAR AFTER COLLEGE - ACTIVITIES AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT EFFECTS, The Journal of higher education, 66(4), 1995, pp. 415-446
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
The Journal of higher education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221546
Volume
66
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
415 - 446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1546(1995)66:4<415:TFYAC->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The first year after college is theoretically important because of its transitional nature. Considerable diversity exists in work and school activities in this first postcollege year. Contrary to expectations, the effects of spending that year neither working nor going to school on subsequent socioeconomic achievement, marriage, and childbearing ar e not strong.