To determine the status of emotionally handicapped children who had attended a psychoeducational intensive day treatment facility and to explore procedures for long term assessment, a followup telephone interview was undertaken with 37 parents or guardians of the elementary program clients. It was found that the children are for the most part…

Part of a continuing study of cross-gender identified (gender-referred) children is described. The entire study compares gender-referred children (14 boys and 4 girls) with their pre-adolescent siblings and with other children displaying a variety of psychiatric problems. The first phase of the study involves retesting the gender-referred children…

The second of three papers on underachievement reports on identification and treatment of 65 underachievers (9-18 years old). Data is presented on social and economic background, and gains in academic achievement and I.Q. after intervention (behavior therapy, psychotherapy, and eclectic therapy). Five-to-ten-year followup results are said to…

INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, AS DO MOST DROPOUT STUDIES, THIS ONE (1) CONSIDERS SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADING PRACTICES, (2) ANALYZES THESE PRACTICES WITHIN A GIVEN TERM INSTEAD OF OVER SEVERAL YEARS, AND (3) BROADENS THE DEFINITION OF ATTRITION TO INCLUDE BOTH FAILURE AND WITHDRAWAL. IT ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY…

THIS SERIES OF FOUR SURVEYS DESCRIBES SUBSEQUENT ATTENDANCE PATTERNS OF FRESHMEN WHO ENROLLED IN THE FALL 1958 AND 1962 CLASSES AT THE EIGHT 2-YEAR CENTERS OF WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY. THESE CENTERS ARE A SEPARATE UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY, RESPONSIBLE TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CENTER SYSTEM, WHO IN TURN REPORTS TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. THE MAY 1966…

THE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OF YOUNG MEN AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THEIR AMBITIONS AND FULFILLMENT WERE REPORTED. A SAMPLE OF 4,186 MEN WERE LOCATED FOR A FOLLOWUP 7 YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THE PARENTS WERE ASKED TO REPORT CURRENT OCCUPATION FOR THEIR SONS, EDUCATION FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, MARITAL STATUS, AND MILITARY STATUS. THE…

Precipitated by questions of using Q methodology in television market segmentation and of the replicability of such research, this paper reports on both a reexamination of 1968 research by Joseph M. Foley and an attempt to replicate Foley's study. By undertaking a reanalysis of the Foley data, the question of replication in Q method is addressed.…

The purpose of the pilot project was to initiate and implement a research activity that will: (1) obtain information about the persistence of high school graduates in college; (2) obtain information about high school graduates regarding their choice of jobs or occupations; (3) obtain the opinions of high school graduates concerning their high…

This study to determine why so many Morton High School graduates did not continue their education was expected also (1) to explain why they did not go to Morton Junior College, (2) to show whether the college meets community needs, (3) to be of value in high school counseling, and (4) to show if an adult evening program is needed at either the…

In 1974, Greenfield Community College initiated an evaluation project designed to gather information on former students. A survey instrument was designed to identify selected personal and demographic characteristics of former students and their post-college activities, and to ascertain the attitudes of former students toward their community…

A followup survey of public high school graduates from six high schools within Vocational Region No. 8 in New Hampshire was conducted to assess the relevance of vocational programs in meeting student needs in their preparation for future employment and to present recommendations for planning future programs. A stratified sample of 1,266 graduates…

Questionnaires were sent to 1,822 trainees and fellows of the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR). Questions covered demographic characteristics of NIDR graduate trainees and fellows and their length of training, professional activities, estimates of importance of NIDR training, and publications. A response rate of 78.7 percent was…

The purpose of this study was to gather information from graduates in elementary education of the past ten years and to evaluate statistically the significance of this information. The limited number of followup studies in the area were reviewed as a first step, after which a four-page questionnaire was sent to as many of the 699 graduates from…

For this followup study an attempt was made to retest all 136 children evaluated in the Austin, Texas Day Care Program nine months earlier but only 95 children were available. Subjects were Negro and Mexican-American. The original study indicated that significantly higher scores were earned on tests of intellectual performance as a function of…

The Long Range Follow-Up Survey (LRFUS) of 85 former adult basic education participants in Cobell, Wayne, and Lincoln Counties in West Virginia, is in its second year. Of the original 85 subjects, 2 have died and 7 presently are out of contact with the director and 4 teacher counselors. Each teacher-counselor follows a specific group. Group I is…