Every year 1.3 million U.S. high school students drop out of school with one quarter of female students failing to graduate on time. Female dropouts are more likely to be unemployed, to earn less when they are employed, to become pregnant before the age of 20, to become obese, to smoke, and to drink more heavily than their male counterparts. This…

The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2012 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Bethesda, Maryland conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Can a Marketing Campaign Increase Response Rates to Online Course Evaluations? (Kimberly Puhala); (2) Developing Community College Peer…

The 2009 SOAR (Student Outcome and Achievement Report) relies upon two sets of data, the academic performance data (which are collected directly from the colleges and universities) and the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)/ACT (American College Testing Program) data, to examine the relationship between students' academic achievements and…

Exit interviews of university graduating seniors have been used to a very limited extent when evaluating academic programs. It is our belief that developing and implementing an exit interview plan stimulates faculty dialog and improves ongoing feedback for department program assessment. From 2001 to 2007, the Accounting Department at Towson…

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THIS STUDY WAS INTENDED TO HELP THE COLLEGE IMPROVE ITS SERVICES, IN TIME TO COINCIDE WITH THE MOVE TO A NEW CAMPUS IN 1966. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO THE 653 GRADUATES OF A 19-YEAR PERIOD, WITH 438 (67.1 PERCENT) RESPONSES. TABLES SHOW THE RETURNS FOR EACH CLASS, THE CURRENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE GRADUATES,…

Results of a survey to determine whether a Maryland high school business program prepared its graduates for their first job after graduation indicates a basically satisfactory business curriculum in need of change. Summary findings regarding graduate and business community surveys and recommendations are listed. (LH)

The study compared the life outcomes of four groups of graudates (N=844) from the Maryland high school class of 1981: regular education/nonvocational, regular education/vocational, special education/nonvocational, and special education/vocational. Data were analyzed to determine how special education graduates differed from regular education…

THE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS OF 147 GRADUATES WHO PURSUED A COURSE IN AUTO MECHANICS ARE EXAMINED IN THIS REPORT WHICH COVERS A 5-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL TO FOUR YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. EMPLOYMENT AND EARNING DATA WERE BASED ON SOCIAL SECURITY TAX RETURNS FILED BY EMPLOYERS. CARVER HIGH SCHOOL, WITH 100 PERCENT NEGRO…

As part of Maryland's performance accountability process, public colleges and universities have had to develop a plan for the assessment of undergraduate student learning outcomes and submit annual progress reports to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. This report includes highlights of the submissions from each of the 13 public four-year…

Results of a survey of 1981 bachelor's degree recipients at Maryland's public four-year institutions, which was conducted about 1 year after graduation, are presented. Information is provided on post-graduation educational activities, their employment and occupational status, and their achievement of goals. Findings include the following: 57…

Results of a survey of 1982 bachelor's degree recipients at Maryland's public four-year institutions are presented. Statistical findings and a brief narrative summary cover graduates' postgraduation educational activities, employment and occupational status, and achievement of important goals. While 76 percent of graduates planned to complete a…

Reported was a project in which the Maryland School for the Blind first conducted surveys of occupational opportunities for the visually handicapped in Maryland and the employment history of adults who attended the Maryland School for the Blind between 1961 and 1971; and then developed a pilot vocational education program in response to survey…

Results of a survey of 1983 bachelor's degree recipients at Maryland's public four-year institutions are presented. Statistical findings and a brief narrative summary cover graduates' postgraduation educational activities, employment and occupational status, and achievement of important goals. The largest percentage of graduates majored in…

In 1987, a statewide survey was conducted to examine the experiences and perceptions of 1986 graduates of Maryland's community colleges 1 year after graduation. Questionnaires were mailed by each community college to graduates who received a certificate and/or associate degree between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 1986 (N=7,530). Study findings, based…

Every two years, community college graduates in Maryland are surveyed concerning their experiences in college and their subsequent educational and work activities. In spring 1990, all 765 1989-90 graduates of Catonsville Community College (CCC) were surveyed. Survey results, based on a 45% usable response rate, included the following: (1) survey…