This is the first report on a series of evaluative studies being undertaken by the Council on Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for its preservice teacher education programs. When fully implemented, the program will include information from graduates (1 and 3 years following graduation), from current students (upon entrance into a teacher education program, prior to student teaching, and after completion of student teaching), from employers (superintendents and principals), and from cooperating teachers. The present report includes a summary of the data from 1991 graduates (N=320) surveyed in May 1992. Survey questionnaires were returned by 139 (45%) of the graduates. Following a brief review of the methodology, the report is organized as follows: (1) employment and work settings of graduates; (2) students' perceptions of their knowledge and skills; (3) students' perceptions of the quality of the programs; (4) students' perceptions of valuable and influential experiences; and (5) students' perceptions of how teacher education programs might be improved. The text closes with a summary that brings together information from throughout the report. Several themes relevant to improving teacher education emerged from the data including: multiculturalism, mainstreaming, technology, relating knowledge to practice, and classroom management. An appendix provides a copy of the survey instrument. (LL)