Graduate tracer studies have come to represent one of the key approaches for enhancing study programme effectiveness in contemporary higher education. This has led to a surge in graduate tracer studies by Ghanaian higher education institutions. However, reflective practices on challenges and lessons from these studies are lacking. Through…

In this article we describe a graduate program for practicing teachers at the University of Florida. Offered in a blended format (mostly online but supported by a local faculty member), the program embeds graduate work within school reform efforts in hard to staff schools in partner school districts up to 350 miles away from campus in order to…

To fulfill the goal of having counselors qualified through the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in New Jersey (DVRS-NJ) committed to have selected counselors attend a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) graduate program. This study examines 14 student/counselors…

The Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, commenced a survey of all graduates of its two programs, the master of distance education (MDE) degree, and the graduate diploma (GD) in technology, in late 2006. Alumni were asked how program completion had affected their careers, and their plans for the future. A total of 84 graduates…

The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program was launched in 1993 to develop new models of doctoral preparation for a faculty career by including preparation for teaching and academic citizenship as well as for research. Through national competitions, grants have been awarded to 43 doctoral producing universities to develop and implement model…

A model for evaluating the effectiveness of graduate programs is proposed. It is emphasized that the primary purpose of this model is to provide graduate program administrators with data that will aid program assessment and curricular improvement. Examples of five forms useful in gathering data are appended. (MM)

A study was conducted to determine effective methods of evaluation for assessing the adequacy of teacher preparation provided by the graduate programs of Washburn University (Kansas). Data were received from the graduates relating to the adequacy and quality of the teachers' preparation as viewed from their perception as professionals on the job.…

Current and former fellows of the Garden State Graduate Fellowship Program were surveyed to evaluate the outcome of the program in general and to compare sources of financial support among different fields. Of the 317 current and former fellows, 189, or 60%, responded to the survey. The survey instrument gathered data on completion of degrees,…

This paper is a report of the development of a systematic process for locating instructional design alumni and recruiting them to provide feedback from their workplaces. The purpose of initiating this process is related to program improvement through alumni participation. The process for tracking, contacting, and gathering data from alumni is…

This paper focuses on an assessment of an online certification program in K-12 library media which has a near-perfect record of retaining students. Students and graduates of the program were asked to identify reasons for enrolling (and staying enrolled) in the program as well as functions that faculty performed well. These reasons were drawn upon…

The report identifies and organizes criteria for evaluating and determining the effectiveness of graduate programs in adult education. The first phase of the study, a review of the appropriate literature, contributed to the formulation of 22 criterion statements relevant to the development of graduate study in adult education. The study's second…

This study is part of a comprehensive program evaluation effort at Michigan State University. The evaluation traces the progress of students from the time they enter a teacher preparation program, through five or six years following graduation. The study focuses on students who graduated from one of the five preparation programs one to two years…

This study examined the satisfaction of master of education degree recipients with the Frostburg State College graduate program. Respondents were asked to evaluate the effects of their program experience on their personal growth and on their occupational performance. From 60 to 95 percent of evaluative ratings across items were positive.…

Graduates of professional preparation programs in special education are followed up in order to know about the status of professionals who completed their training in programs receiving federal support from the Office of Special Education Programs Division of Personnel Preparation. This bulletin discusses graduate follow-up precondition criteria…

A survey of former students from graduate programs in Educational Curriculum and Instruction and in Educational Psychology at Texas A & M University sought to determine graduates' employment patterns and professional profiles and their perceptions concerning the effectiveness of their programs. Fifty-two percent of the graduates responded to…