Canadian business graduates (n=217) rated items related to old and new career and organizational realities. Respondents who were older and had higher incomes and longer tenure were more likely to endorse the new career "rules." Those who did had more job satisfaction, more optimistic future prospects, and less intention to quit. (SK)

A series of follow-ups of office systems graduates from 1977-94 (n=263) demonstrated how technology has shaped the office systems curriculum and occupations. Computer literacy and communicative competence are essential skills. Promotion and salary prospects are good. (SK)

Analyzed common factors among 18- and 19-year-old Hispanic students enrolled in the Virginia Migrant Education Program who earned a high school diploma, compared with those who did not. Migrant students who live with their parents and/or extended family have a greater chance of completing high school than those who do not. (Contains 43 references…

Interviews with 25 graduates from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf indicated respondents felt both mainstream and residential schools offer specific advantages and disadvantages and selection may involve trading academic for social opportunity. Both school experiences are important in the socialization of deaf people and development…

Findings from a study of 224 first-year teachers suggest: (1) burnout begins during the first year; (2) high-school teachers are more predisposed to burnout; (3) quality teacher preparation, particularly in student discipline, may promote resistance to burnout; (4) burnout is a reflection of emotional and motivational factors rather than academic…

A study of one pharmacy school's graduates (n=335) found women were as productive in, committed to, and satisfied with the profession of pharmacy as men. Except for management activities, men and women spent a similar percentage of time performing various job tasks. There was no difference in practice site distribution. (Author/MSE)

Interviews with graduates of certificate programs found that graduates derived career benefits from completion; valued practitioners as teachers but recognized their shortcomings; and felt that certificate programs have a low priority and marginal role in universities. (SK)

A West Georgia College survey of business school alumni (n=277) found the following: (1) organizing, decision making, and analyzing skills were important to secure employment; (2) personnel/project management skills were needed for advancement; and (3) oral and written communication was an essential general skill. (JOW)

A survey of 143 graduates of the University of Central Lancashire found that (1) most tended to rate the importance of certain skills higher than their own abilities in those areas; (2) they felt least prepared in information technology; (3) women rated most skills as more important than men did; and (4) men and women needed to rate themselves…

Students (n=222) who had graduated from Rollins College (Florida) 8 to 25 years earlier responded to a request for narratives concerning their most effective and most ineffective professors. Analysis suggested that ineffective professors shared three characteristics: lack of passion for their subject matter, inability to connect students to…

Reports on one college's efforts to bridge the gap that often exists between student and academic affairs. Reports on the development of a survey of recent graduates through the career development center (CDC) that involved the collaboration of many departments. Results indicate that the collaborative survey was an effective way to involve…

Describes the results of a survey of graduates of the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana that was conducted to determine their characteristics, the relevance of their training to their present jobs, and their perceptions of the curriculum. A copy of the questionnaire used is appended. (Author/LRW)

For a closer look at the career paths of librarians, LJ (Library Journal) targeted the 1988 graduates of UCLA's Graduate School of Library and Information Science (now known as GSEIS). Using 15 years as a mid-career benchmark, LJ hoped to learn how the careers of the Class of 1988 had developed and how these graduates viewed their career paths to…

The hypothesis for this research was that the higher the level of academic satisfaction, the more likely it is for alumni to be involved with the university. Alumni involvement was defined as alumni giving and/or alumni participating with their alma mater within the last three years. There were 1,608 alumni from a large state university who…

In this study, the authors identify the components of a precollege curriculum needed by learners who are blind and visually impaired, and investigate the importance of acquiring various competencies in predicting whether students with visual impairments and blindness successfully complete a four-year college degree. The findings suggest that…