A survey of four-year colleges' and universities' graduate follow-up procedures was conducted to (1) establish what type of follow-up systems are used, (2) determine what commitment the administration of the institutions has to implementing a graduate follow-up system, (3) determine to what extent the institutions are planning changes in their…

IN 1963, 19,297 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATED IN COLORADO. OF THE 577 TO WHOM QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED IN 1965, 386 RESPONDED. THEIR RESPONSES WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE OCCUPATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF GRADUATES ENTERING THE LABOR MARKET. TABULAR DATA ARE GIVEN FOR RESIDENCE, CURRENTLY AND AS STUDENTS, GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY, AGE, SEX,…

Examined are the educational and employment characteristics of scientists and engineers who graduated during the years 1972, 1974, 1975, and 1976, with special attention to those whose work involves energy. The characteristics of energy-related graduates to those of more experienced scientists and engineers involved in energy activities are…

Data for this study was collected by mailing a specially designed survey instrument to a random sample of 1978 and 1979 graduates from 20 high schools in the central portion of Kentucky. Data from each school was to be analyzed separately, and pooled to reflect the perceptions of the average graduate of the 20 schools. Perceptions measured…

This report pertains to the scientific and technological manpower resources of the United States. Statistics are presented which relate to women and minorities in the sciences and engineering. This study reports on the findings related to the participation of various groups of women and their career opportunities in science and engineering.…

The college careers of freshmen entering Fall 1960 day sessions at City, Brooklyn, Hunter and Queens Colleges of City University were studied to ascertain how many succeeded in attaining a college degree, how many dropped out, and why. Of the 7,848 freshmen admitted at the 4 colleges, 48% graduated within 4 years and 71% within 7 years from the…

A survey was conducted of teacher education institutions in the state of Arkansas to determine the present occupation of students who graduated in 1976-1977. Graduates were classified as elementary, secondary, and special education teachers; male and female; and by the institution they graduated from. Six areas of occupation were examined: (1)…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellows of calendar years 1952-1972 were followed up in this study to determine their subsequent career achievements. Career achievements of these individuals are discussed in terms of the following criteria: doctorate attainment, postdoctoral fellowship awards, faculty membership, dissertation…

A survey of the 1972 and 1973 graduating classes from Sunnyside High School, Tucson, Arizona was conducted to secure information on the effectiveness of vocational training. An instrument was designed to determine placement in areas related to training, additional on-the-job training needed, and academic satisfaction of nonvocational graduates. A…

A five-year followup survey of 1969 Albemarle County high school graduates was made from July 1, 1974 to July 1, 1975. Data collected regarding present job status, college attendance, and high school training were compared with high school ability level to gauge the relevance and effectiveness of high school vocational education programs. Survey…

Two hundred fourteen graduates of seven occupational disciplines constituted the survey population for this 1970-74 follow-up study. The 141 usable responses to the mail survey represent a 65.9 percent rate of return. The survey instrument was desgined to initiate responses from the graduates in terms of: (1) appropriateness of the course of study…

Follow-up surveys may fall prey to several sources of bias and error, among them lack of control over independent variables, lack of item validity and reliability, sampling biases, and observation bias. Two follow-up studies have been dissected to expose inherent limitations: the Texas Education Product Study (TEPS) and Project TALENT. The…

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the registered nurse program at Los Angeles City College, the results of the 1974 State Board Test Pool Examination were compared to the average test scores of the nursing graduates from the classes of 1958-62 and 1973. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to all 115 1974 graduates, 52 (45 percent) of…

There are various assumptions underlying the University Tracer Project at the University College, Nairobi, Africa: (1) that there is a relationship between subjects studied in university and the employment sought and found; (2) that this relationship will increase as competition for jobs increases; (3) that this relationship is sufficiently…

This is the first attempt by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning to survey a large sample of alumni to measure the outcomes of the educational process at Western Illinois University. This pilot study of alumni was conducted to gather outcome information to provide the administration and the faculty with (1) data useful in planning…