The study compared the life outcomes of four groups of graudates (N=844) from the Maryland high school class of 1981: regular education/nonvocational, regular education/vocational, special education/nonvocational, and special education/vocational. Data were analyzed to determine how special education graduates differed from regular education…

A study was conducted (1) to determine the career patterns of graduates in agricultural education from the University of Florida during the period 1975-1985 and (2) to assess their perceptions of the effectiveness of selected aspects of the program in agricultural education in preparing them for careers. Questionnaires were developed and sent to…

Ohio University's impact assessment program is described, with emphasis on the use of long-term (5- and 10-year) alumni outcomes in complementing value-added and academic/social integration information. The university has integrated its alumni studies into its institutional impact project and has focused on both university-wide and…

Attitudes toward French language programs and future language plans were surveyed in a sample of students who had participated in Ottawa school district bilingual programs. A total of 178 completed questionnaires were returned by students who had registered in grade 12 French language classes in 1978 to 1980. The majority of the students had…

This publication provides statistical data about dropouts and graduates of the Iowa public schools for the year 1988, presented in the form of tables and graphs. These tables and graphs are included: (1) fiscal 1988 secondary school dropout rate compared by state enrollment categories and merged areas; (2) dropouts compared by gender for state…

A study surveyed the industrial status of the Pittsburg State University School of Technology and Applied Science female graduates of classes that graduated from 1976-1987. The data collection procedure consisted of two phases--a literature review pertaining to sex equity for women in technology and the survey of graduates at the bachelor and…

This study examined the backgrounds of Navajo college graduates in order to identify factors contributing to Native Americans' academic motivation. A questionnaire mailed to 200 randomly selected Navajo college graduates investigated family characteristics, educational experience, socioeconomic status, language use, and demographic data. Among the…

Results of a longitudinal study of career development and associated life changes are reported for a sample of women in the Michigan Student Study. Data were collected in 1967, 1970, and 1981. The sample was stratified according to the traditionality of the occupation that the women said they intended to enter. "Traditionality" was defined in…

Data based on a survey of graduating seniors focuses on the family and interpersonal relationship patterns and career expectations of the class of 1972. It appears that graduating seniors place greater emphasis on work being an integral part of their lives. (Editor/PG)

This document reports on a study conducted to assess (1) the status of health science graduates of Towson State University (Maryland) and (2) their impressions of the value of courses offered within the department as they pertained to their present health education job positions. Seventy-three graduates from the period 1971 to 1976, grouped…

Using Holland's theory of careers, this paper explores the relationships among personality, undergraduate training, and occupational choice. Data from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) longitudinal study of 1961 college graduates permit multivariate analyses of the congruence among personality types, college majors, and occupations, and…

A third followup survey within a National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the high school class of 1972 finds that there is little difference in group variability in survey response when considering background characteristics, while significant differences in response rates are found when considering the group patterns of response to prior…

Aside from the theoretical issues involving the validity of inferences from surveys, the basic problem of producinq unbiased estimates of regression parameters and estimates of the associated standard errors has been a particularly difficult issue in dealing with results from stratified multistage sample designs such as the one used in the…

Results of a follow-up study of school of education graduates are presented. The first of a four-part questionnaire requested personal background information. The second part inquired about competencies gained through education that could be applied to work and to living. The third part requested information concerning the relevance of the college…