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Download full textRichardson, William B.; McFadden, Joan R. – 1975
The objectives of the study were to determine the correlation between the factors of employment patterns and vocational program types for 1972-73 graduates of secondary vocational programs in Indiana. A random sample of 25 schools and graduates stratified for vocational program types (agriculture, business education, distributive education, health…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Programs, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1990
The State of New York conducted a follow-up study of the 76,000 students who completed an occupational education program in New York in 1987. Students were followed up by mail and telephone interviews, with an overall rate of return of 67 percent. Some of the major findings of the study were the following: (1) for all occupational education…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1998
This report contains program evaluations of Washington state agencies represented on the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), and Employment Security Department (ESD). OSPI's report uses data from the graduate…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
A Comparison of Community College Responders and Nonresponders to the VEDS Student Follow-Up Survey.
Peer reviewedCarifio, James; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A survey of respondents and nonrespondents to the Vocational Education Data System's follow-up survey of Massachusetts community college graduates was designed to measure response bias. The survey investigated employment patterns, wages, and degree of job relatedness. Results suggest original data was biased, if at all, toward underestimation, not…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Riesenberg, Lou E.; Stenberg, Laurie A. – 1990
A follow-up of 1983 Idaho high school graduates who had participated in secondary vocational education sought to determine program effectiveness and efficiency. Idaho public school graduates of 1983 were the population. Data were collected from transcripts and two different mail questionnaires. The Idaho Student Followup questionnaire assessed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
Lach, Ivan J. – 1979
The results of a statewide occupational student follow-up study initiated by the Illinois Community College Board are summarized. All 38 public community college districts tracked occupational/career students for a three-year period. A total of 27,663 first-time students enrolled in occupational/career programs in 1974 constituted the study group.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives
Wright, Calvin E.; Kim, Yungho – 1983
A longitudinal followup study, entitled Project Student Employment Experiences (SEE), examined the long-term employment experiences of former vocational education students, especially special needs population students, and the long-term effects of their training. During the project, researchers collected a 3-year followup information file on their…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Employment Patterns, Feasibility Studies
Continuing Education Inst., Needham, MA. – 1997
The Adult Diploma Program is a high school equivalency program that is operated as a partnership between the Continuing Education Institute in Watertown, Massachusetts, and five area businesses. In early 1997, 36 of the program's 40 graduates were surveyed regarding their activities since graduation and their views of the program's usefulness to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
