The study examines the extent to which education program completers effectively apply the professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the education program was designed to achieve. Prior to this study, the EPP has only analyzed completer survey data to determine the extent to which education program completers believe their preparation…

The authors present a multidimensional assessment of the outcomes and benefits of an income tax preparation assistance (ITPA) service learning program. They measure the perceived proximate benefits at the delivery of the service program, the actual learning outcome benefits prior to graduation, and the perceived long-term benefits from a…

The ability to evaluate and accurately articulate the outcomes associated with leadership development programs is critical to their continued financial and administrative support. With calls for outcome-based accountability, the need for rigorous evaluation is particularly relevant for those programs administered through the Cooperative Extension…

Background/Context: In light of the June 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Louisville and Seattle voluntary school desegregation cases, making it more difficult for district officials to racially balance their schools, this article presents an analysis of prior research on the long-term effects of attending racially diverse schools on their…

A random sample of recent high school graduates in central Kentucky were surveyed to determine their perceptions of: preferred teaching techniques, preferred classroom organizations, conditions in the high school, preparation in skill areas, preparation in basic skill areas, preparation for adult roles, and high school departments/areas. This…

To help evaluate the effectiveness of the ten-year horticulture program at the Bath County (Kentucky) High School, a questionnaire was developed and sent to its 127 graduates. Conclusions were that the program has been a success and should be broadened from the present two to three years. (MF)

Data for this study was collected by mailing a specially designed survey instrument to a random sample of 1978 and 1979 graduates from 20 high schools in the central portion of Kentucky. Data from each school was to be analyzed separately, and pooled to reflect the perceptions of the average graduate of the 20 schools. Perceptions measured…

This document provides background about the physically handicapped, relevant legislation, and the results of both the business and industry survey and the graduate/completer follow-up conducted during the project reported in CE 026 163. Chapter 1 reviews selected references dealing with legislative mandates and disability statistics of the…

The primary purpose of the study was to ascertain the present employment status, plans for future education, attitude toward existing local educational programs, and attitude toward education in general of the 629 adults who passed the General Education Development (GED) test after preparation at one of the 14 learning centers in Kentucky during…

In this fourteenth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and nonpublic high schools, an overview of a 10-year period (1959-1969) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1969. Comparative data are presented on the holding power of Kentucky schools,…

In this twelfth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky high schools, an overview of a 10-year period of growth (1957-1967) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1967. Comparative data are presented on the dropout rates of Kentucky schools and on the…

In 1973, from the 291 public high schools, there were 40,956 graduates, or 70% of the 58,544 ninth grade enrollment in 1969-70. From the 46 non-public high schools, there were 3,481 graduates, or 71.5% of the 4,870 ninth grade enrollment in 1969-70. This report provides data on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and non-public high…

In 1975, from the 321 public high schools, there were 42,975 graduates, or 68.4% of the 62,822 ninth grade enrollment in 1971-72. From the 59 non-public high schools, there were 3,277 graduates, or 83.4% of the 3,930 ninth grade enrollment in 1971-72. This report provides data on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and non-public…

A SURVEY OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES WAS DESIGNED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS--(1) TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE RURAL SCHOOL DROPOUT DISADVANTAGED IN COMPARISON WITH THE RURAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE7 (2) IS GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AN ADVANTAGE IF THE YOUTH REMAINS IN A RURAL AREA7 (3) IS IT AN ADVANTAGE IF HE MOVES TO AN…

This report provides data on public and private high school graduates and dropouts in Kentucky. The introduction contains tables and graphs comparing the career directions (attending college or trade school, military, working, at home, unemployed, deceased, homemakers, and unknown) of Kentucky graduates in 1968 and 1983 and enrollment patterns…