This report presents questionnaires that were used in three phases of a longitudinal study of career aspirations and attainments among low income youth and of their mothers' aspirations for them. The subjects were interviewed in 1969, when they were in the fifth and sixth grades, in 1975, and in 1979. Participants were members of three low income…

This report documents the activities of the first year of a two-year project to design and conduct a data collection effort focused on postsecondary occupational education delivery. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 contains a description of the key issues that will be addressed by the data collection effort and justification for narrowing…

Every 2 years, a student survey is conducted in the Los Angeles Community College District to determine students' educational goals and plans, enrollment and personal characteristics, financial resources, participation in curricular and extracurricular activities, progress toward goals, and evaluation of services and facilities. In 1989, the study…

In 1989, a graduate follow-up survey was conducted to gather data regarding student perceptions and activities following graduation from the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education System (VTAE). Primary objectives of the survey were to identify current activities of VTAE graduates, determine whether the activities were related to the…

This paper traces the process of designing and administering a structured survey on dropping out of school to demonstrate the means by which working with organizations and their clients impacts research methodology. A dropout accounting system had been developed for the Ysleta Independent School District, a district with an enrollment of 50,000…

This document summarizes an evaluation of the 1988/89 College Readiness Program (CRP) in the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools. The CRP targets middle school students who demonstrate potential for success in college but who are not planning to attend college because of their families' financial status or because higher education is not part of their…

A study determining the relationship between selected program characteristics, student enrollment patterns, and scores attained on the national certification examination in the field of cytotechnology is presented. Information is included on the type of program, teaching and testing methods employed, the difference between students entering the…

In 1989, a survey was conducted in the San Diego Community College District to determine students' perspectives of the services offered at their college or continuing education site. The range of services evaluated included instruction, administration, student services, cafeteria, and facilities. A total of 246 classes taught at 13 campuses and…

In fall 1987, the Learning to Learn Subcommittee was formed at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) to help design a formal course in teaching/learning theory, to identify effective student behaviors and teaching strategies to develop critical thinking skills, and to identify strategies to implement the "learning to learn" concept across all…

Documentation is provided to aid users of a file that contains data on financial aid and school costs for a sample of students in the 1985-86 school year. Each record contains information from the school registrar's office, from the student financial aid office record, and from a questionnaire completed by students. There are 3,774 records on the…

The 14 articles, which make up the bulk of this book provide an interdisciplinary guide to the management of very low birth weight infants. Following an introduction, the first section, titled "Family Considerations," presents three papers discussing, respectively, parent-infant interaction, cultural variables in pediatric care, and parents'…

Because the types of support services provided by college and university learning resources programs change and evolve as the result of new and emerging technologies, so must the standards by which institutions measure the effectiveness of their support services. This edition builds upon standards described in the first edition and includes an…

In January 1989, a study was conducted at Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Kansas, of students who graduated, received certificates, or completed sufficient courses to have obtained new skills or enhanced existing skills during the 1987-88 academic year. The purpose of the study was to determine the experiences, perceptions, and…

A computer assisted instructional program was developed for teaching data processing technicians at Naval Recruiting Command in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to create database records using CONDOR Database Management System Software. The procedure used in developing the program was based upon the Dick and Carey model of instructional…

This fifth annual survey of computers and their use in South Carolina schools covers the 1978-88 school years. A questionnaire inventoried computer equipment and software, and dealt with such issues as instructional and administrative uses of computers, and availability of funding. The forms were distributed to all South Carolina public school…