The later school achievement of San Diego Home Start children and their parents' retrospective attitudes about the value of the Home Start program were examined in this study. The Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) was administered to 32 children in grades K-3 whose families had participated in the Home Start program. Since no control…

An eight-year program of evaluation of students and graduates of the teacher education school at Tennessee Technological University is described. This evaluation project culminated in an intensive longitudinal study of graduates since 1973. The purpose of the study was to provide information for faculty and administrators of teacher education…

THIS STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH DISCOVERY OF SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL REFERENTS TO ESTABLISH RATINGS OF PATIENT MOTIVATION FOR RECOVERY AND RETURN TO WORK. CRITERION RATINGS OF THIS MOTIVATION, BASED UPON FOLLOWUP DATA, WERE COMPARED WITH A VARIETY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT DATA OBTAINED A YEAR BEFORE THE CRITERION DATA WERE COLLECTED. STRONG PATIENT…

The 1977 Denver coroner's report found that 45% of all suicide victims received psychotherapy at some time, and 21% were in treatment at the time of death. The literature on suicide places all responsibility upon the therapist. Four major sources of variance deserving consideration, however, are patient variables, therapist variables, treatment…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE THE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF THE 1959 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AT JUAB, SANPETE, AND SEVIER COUNTIES UTAH. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED AS OF OCTOBER 1960, AND APRIL 1961, THROUGH THE USE OF MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. FINDINGS INCLUDED--(1) RATES OF COLLEGE ATTENDANCE ON THE PART…

To discover the status of the 1963 entering freshmen after four years (and their opinion of the student personnel services), a sub-sample of 100 students was sent a 28-item questionnaire. It asked for identity, reasons for leaving college, job information, curriculum, courses, and educational, vocational, and personal guidance data. The…

Results of a survey of 514 students at San Jose City College (Calif.) who did not return for the 1967 spring semester showed that of the 428 respondents, (1) 156 entered another college (with 124 of these transferring to San Jose State), (2) 85 completed the A.A. degree and desired no further training, (3) 68 decided to work before completing…

In October of 1974 a follow-up study was conducted using a sample of 50 Master's level graduates in guidance and counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. Questionnaires were mailed to derive information relative to (1) professional employment, current and preferred, (2) professional skills most frequently used and (3) graduate courses…

This manual is designed to aid the user in measuring consumer satisfaction with vocational rehabilitation services. The manual contains materials which were used by the West Virginia Research and Training Center in a followup study. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for assessing the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services by…

Of 1,629 students enrolled in the fall semester of 1975 at Allegany Community College, 340 (20.9 percent) did not re-register for spring 1976. Although the fall enrollment contained almost twice as many full-time as part-time students, more than half of the non-returning students were part-time. Attrition also correlated to age of the students,…

The purpose of this study was to examine several of the leading journals in science education in order to determine how many of the research studies reported contained followups of a retention nature. Four journals were examined: (1) Journal of Research in Science Teaching, (2) Science Education, (3) Journal of College Science Teaching, and (4)…

This report is a followup evaluation of a study on differences between adolescents who seek counseling and those who do not. The primary purpose of this followup study was to determine if the differences found in the original study continue to exist and also to determine if any discernable effects of counseling could be found. Subjects were…

The longitudinal study of 110 junior high school boys and girls had the following objectives: (1) to test a developmental theory of career choice, (2) to determine whether there are significant sex difference in career sequences and, (3) to determine if self concepts and other factors influence career choice. The subjects were interviewed every…

This laboratory and research center for the training of correctional officers and personnel developed a program to provide: (1) a substantive framework of knowledge, (2) intensive training in learning principles, human behavior, communication procedures, and teaching techniques, and (3) practice in teaching under supervision for the in-service…

The Kvaraceus Delinquency Proneness Scale (KD Scale) was developed as an instrument designed to aid in prediction of future juvenile delinquents. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the predictive validity of the instrument over a 5-year period. Indexes of delinquency adjustment and academic achievement served as the validational…