A comparison study between the 371 graduates of FIU's External Degree Program and a randomly-selected sample of graduates from the traditional on-campus degree programs is reported. Key factors to success are acceptance to graduate study, career advancement, and attitudes toward goal attainment. (Author/LBH)

A questionnaire survey of graduates of University of Michigan's Residential College during 1971-1974 indicates that those students were not disadvantaged in the competition for postgraduate and occupational opportunities. The strengths of RC and other experimental colleges lie in their energetic cultural, social, and political life. (LBH)

Surveys of community college graduates and of certified public accountants were made to determine employment relevance of the accounting curriculum. The article suggests topics from the study data which should be included in taxation courses, e.g., income tax accounting, corporate taxation accounting, and tax law. (MF)

The research project described in this article attempted to determine the activities of the legally trained, the use to which they put their legal skills, and their views of the utility of various aspects of their legal training. Questionnaire data were received from 1,600 graduates of law schools at Boston College, George Washington, Michigan,…

Survey responses of over 200 graduates regarding the content of a teacher preparation program at a university in Ecuador indicated a significant gap between preparation and practice. Major problems identified included content emphasis and implementation. (Author/CB)

Asserts that the position of English in two-year colleges may be reinforced and strengthened through the close study of writing performed by students who have graduated. (RAE)

Former students (N=41) of the Texas Tech University outreach training program for rural teachers of visually handicapped children were surveyed. Most trainees were between the ages of 25 and 35, were motivated to improve their skills, had at least two previous teaching certificates, and have remained in the region where they were trained.…

The study reviewed findings on the postschool adjustment of 160 behavior-disordered students who graduated from special education programs in the state of Washington between 1978 and 1986. Among findings were that 17 percent were involved in postsecondary programs, and 60 percent were currently employed. (JW)

Comparison of the community integration of 60 mildly retarded former special school students and 60 nonretarded regular school students found that 77% of special school students were employed (60% in open employment) compared to 80% of regular students; and that 55% of regular students had married compared to 12% of special students. (DB)

A survey identified topics that 362 new dentists believed to be under- or overemphasized in the dental school curriculum, and those that are most important to dental practice. (Author/MSE)

Regular classroom teachers (N=212) who took a course on mainstreaming felt that learning and physically disabled students were easiest and behaviorally disordered students were hardest to mainstream; and that the course provided a useful knowledge base on mainstreaming and was more useful than inservice training and contact with other…

A mid-career survey of scientists and engineers who had and had not attained a doctoral degree examined their attitudes about the professional value of a doctoral degree in those fields. (MSE)

To determine effective ways in which retention and recruitment programs could be enhanced in two-year colleges, the most influential and least influential factors were identified through a survey of successful minority graduates of allied health programs in a large two-year college. Survey results are reported and discussed. (Author/CT)

In this paper, the association of birth order with educational attainment is examined among Wisconsin high school graduates of 1957 and their siblings. There are not significant or systemic effects of birth order on schooling when other relevant variables have been controlled. (Author/DWH)

Presents the results of a national survey of graduates of bilingual education programs. Areas surveyed included: (1) level of English proficiency of graduates, (2) field of employment of graduates, (3) percentage of graduates teaching English as a second language, and (4) percentage of graduates in administration and teacher training. (SED)