Leveraging insight from sequences is at the heart of pathways research. Administrative data can provide rich insight into how large numbers of people variably navigate coursework, explore different fields of study, and accumulate credits and other credentials. To understand how students navigate academic progress iteratively, we also model sequences of course consideration and selection with qualitative data. Working together, network affiliates are developing shared units of analysis, computational tools, and conceptual heuristics to compare academic sequences across demographic groups, academic programs and institutions.
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