This report, Comm-Bacc, examines the activity of graduates who received the baccalaureate degree in the academic year 1971-72 from the collegiate institutions of Pennsylvania. The focus concerned the condition of employment and nonemployment that existed in the late summer and early fall of 1972. Data were collected from the placement office at…

As part of an overall study concerned with determining the relationships between the graduates of electronics and drafting design technology curriculums and various factors, this follow-up study of Pennsylvania graduates considers a number of demographic factors. Some of the factors are: (1) marital status, (2) salaries, (3) distance from hometown…

This study is based on a total population of about 6,200 graduates of electronics and drafting design curriculums from each of the years 1955-1969. Thirty-three percent of this population was selected in a stratified random manner. The factors considered in this portion of the study deal with the judgmental values of the respondents for the four…

The major purpose of this study is to investigate possible differences among 2-year colleges that differ in educational philosophies. Branch campuses are found to prepare students for transfer to 4-year colleges; junior colleges and technical institutes prepare students in both transfer and terminal programs; and vocational-technical centers…

This survey analyzed the attitudes and educational and occupational patterns of 1969 high school graduates from vocational programs. Over half of a stratified random sample of nearly 3,000 graduates responded to the questionnaire after four followups. Summary data were grouped into five categories: (1) geographic distribution, (2) general…

The purpose of the study is to provide an analysis of the Naval Academy graduates who were commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation. Active duty personnel records were searched to determine retention, rank, professional military education, education level and career field assignments. Comparisons were made between this group and the regular…

A one-year followup study of the graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School Completion Program was conducted. Thirty-seven mail questionnaires were sent, and followup requests were mailed to non-respondents. A total of 34 (91.89%) graduates responded. Among the conclusions reached are the following: (1) ages ranged from 18 to 51,…

IN 1960, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEGAN ITS OWN PROGRAM LEADING TO A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE. THE FOLLOWUP STUDY, CONDUCTED IN 1965 TO ASSESS THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS, COVERED GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRADUATES, THEIR EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AND EMPLOYMENT, AND THEIR EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS PRETESTED WITH 30 OF…

IN REVIEWING FINDINGS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED FROM 1928 THROUGH 1964 RELATIVE TO THE SUCCESS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT TRANSFER STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO SUFFER AN APPRECIABLE DROP IN GRADES IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AFTER TRANSFER, THAT THEIR GRADES TEND TO IMPROVE IN DIRECT RELATION TO THEIR LENGTH OF SCHOOLING,…

During 1975, seventy-seven secondary schools participated in this project to assess the post-high school educational and employment status of about one-third of the high school class of 1974 in Minnesota. The assessment procedure was developed and tested by the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education (RCU) in order to…

The paper reports results of a survey of 732 recent allied health graduates at Ohio State University to determine how they really felt about their jobs. Scores on the Job Descriptive Index revealed low levels of job satisfaction, with implications for allied health education. (MF)

The largest attitudinal difference found between rural and urban students was that fewer rural than urban students would like to attend academic programs after high school graduation. A more extensive discussion of findings is given in ED 148 510. (KR)

A program training senior citizens as home health aides for the elderly is evaluated, using a variety of procedures (questionnaires, interviews, and observation) and involving many related persons. Primary outcome variables center on graduate employment and graduate and patient satisfaction. Quality of instruction, interorganization cooperation,…

A survey of the degree of job satisfaction felt by 404 news/editorial and advertising graduates indicates that journalism graduates develop satisfaction and dissatisfaction with jobs in a manner usually consistent with Frederick Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory of job satisfaction. (GW)

A national survey of college graduates was conducted to determine students' utilization of their education in their careers. Questions focused on benefits derived from college education and what college graduates seek from their work. The results indicated that nonvocational subjects like English are considered almost useless in the job market and…