The purpose of this study was to discover the life experiences of disadvantaged female graduates of urban Catholic high schools and what they say about the capacity of Catholic education to meet their academic, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Based on narrative inquiry, this study was conducted using a series of in-depth, semistructured…

This study presents the opinions of a stratified sample of 542 graduates of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana on their transition from higher education to employment and the extent to which the job held are appropriate to the level of education attained. The study revealed that the mean transition time for all the graduates…

Institutional research can enhance an institution's competitive advantage through admission research by comparing the characteristics of inquirers who apply with those who do not; by documenting trends in the characteristics of applicants; and by conducting studies of accepted students, comparing those who matriculate with those who do not.…

There is a growing awareness in the UK and mainland Europe of the importance of higher education to the development of a knowledge-based economy. European universities are increasingly required to produce highly mobile graduates able to respond to the ever-changing needs of the contemporary workplace. Following the Bologna Declaration (1999),…

The study reported in this volume adds to the growing body of evaluation studies that focus on the use of NSF-funded Standards-based high school mathematics curricula. Most previous evaluations have studied the impact of field-test versions of a curriculum. Since these innovative curricula were so new at the time of many of these studies, students…

It will take years for the labor market to recover from the damage induced by the recent recession. While monthly job losses almost surely peaked in 2009, the unemployment rate will likely peak in 2010 (CBO 2010a). In April, the unemployment rate reached 9.9% and the overall economic cause is simple: firms are not hiring quickly enough, as…

The data presented in this report show trends in doctorate awards by science and engineering field and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients. The source of the data is the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) conducted annually for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and four other…

The data presented in this report show trends in doctorate awards by science engineering field and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients. The source of the data is the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) conducted annually for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and four other Federal…

This study of the 1968 graduates of Manatee Junior College, Florida, showed that: (1) it is not necessary to be in the top 40% of grade 12 to succeed in junior college, (2) students in the lowest percentiles at entrance can earn a degree, (3) the average candidate for a degree should expect to spend more than four terms at the junior college, (4)…

Reports on a study that examined the student-institutional relationship from a consumer behavior perspective. Found that students were more concerned with program, previous investment in the program, and program location, while graduates considered job availability, career options, academic reputation, and program. (JOW)

This document reports results of a survey conducted to identify the demographic characteristics of men and women who received a bachelors or masters degree from U.S. academic institutions during the 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 academic years. The content of the report is divided into three sections: (1) Technical Notes; (2) Detailed Statistical…

With the mass of paperwork which today's high-speed machines can produce, the job of filing and retrieving records and of records management is increasing in importance. Results of a follow-up of previous students in records management emphasize the value of such training in the preparation of future office workers. (Author/SC)

Junior college secretarial graduates identified on-the-job problems in using machine shorthand. Recommended changes in teaching discussed. (CH)

A survey of those who earned doctorates from a major public university in 1993 shows that although their career paths have varied widely, most have stayed in academe. (EV)

Discusses a descriptive study of international students who graduated from the Department of Agricultural Education at The Ohio State University (OSU) during 1980-1988. The findings are presented regarding (1) background information; (2) current job responsibilities; (3) evaluation of specific OSU courses; and (4) perceptions of graduate study.…