A survey was conducted of the 1,055 individuals who were accepted for admission at Kapiolani Community College (KCC) in Fall 1980, but who did not enroll for classes. The survey instrument asked the "no shows" to indicate: (1) all of their reasons for not attending; (2) their single most important reason for not attending; and (3) their…

This document discusses methodological issues involved in tracking panel respondents. (Panel studies are descirbed as a type of longitudinal study which requres gathering data from the same individuals at more than one point in time.) First, an overview is presented of representative studies which follow different tracking methodologies that have…

The conditions that surround a beginning teacher's first year of employment profoundly affect the level of professional competency that a teacher is able to develop and maintain in later positions. A survey of 18 first-year teachers from diverse institutional backgrounds revealed that beginning teachers have poor subjective judgment concerning…

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THIS STUDY WAS INTENDED TO HELP THE COLLEGE IMPROVE ITS SERVICES, IN TIME TO COINCIDE WITH THE MOVE TO A NEW CAMPUS IN 1966. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO THE 653 GRADUATES OF A 19-YEAR PERIOD, WITH 438 (67.1 PERCENT) RESPONSES. TABLES SHOW THE RETURNS FOR EACH CLASS, THE CURRENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE GRADUATES,…

BASED ON DATA FROM 61 RESPONSES TO 100 QUESTIONNAIRES, THIS FOLLOWUP STUDY OF THE DISCONTINUING STUDENT AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE SHOWS THAT HE IS TYPICALLY A DAY STUDENT, IS MARRIED, HAS NOT DONE MILITARY SERVICE, IS WORKING A 26-40 HOUR WEEK, HAS PARENTS WITH ABOUT 12 YEARS OF SCHOOLING, HAS ONE PARENT AT THE PROFESSIONAL OR MANAGERIAL LEVEL, AND…

Over 47 percent of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) projects have been in the field of business. This report reviews progress in developing these training programs in California over the past two years and identifies characteristics of some of the procedures involved in organizing, supervising, and evaluating such training. By June…

A placement service may make higher education possible for certain students by providing on- or off-campus jobs for them while they attend college. It also helps graduates and former students find jobs related to their study areas, keeps the institution in touch with employers so that the adequacy of course content can be evaluated, and interprets…

A sample of students was followed from high school senior status to their educational or vocational situation one year later. The data were taken mainly from 5,508 completed questionnaires. Most of the students were attending 4-year or junior colleges, while the rest were in trade, business, or nursing schools, were working full-time, or were in…

A study was made of the effectiveness of the San Francisco Unified School District's Special and Vocational Educational Programs in preparing handicapped students for the work world. Ninety-eight high school graduates were divided into two groups--those who had received vocational training (T) and those who hadn't (NT)--and were interviewed along…

The followup study assessed employment variables among persons who had experienced the Comprehensive Residential Family Career Education Model IV of the Mountain-Plains program. The assessment was accomplished by focusing on the current status of former Mountain-Plains students with regard to work variables: income, satisfaction derived from work,…

The purpose of the study was to determine the adequacy of the business administration department curricula of the Williamsport Area Community College in meeting the needs of graduates and employers. Graduates from 1969 to 1973 in accounting, management, and secretarial science were surveyed via mail questionnaires on their degree of satisfaction…

Since 1966 the Department of Business and Office Administration at the Jefferson Davis (JD) Campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College has conducted follow-up studies of all students who were enrolled in any of its courses. Between 1966 and 1970, studies of each student group were conducted at one- and two-year intervals; since 197l,…

This report presents results of a questionnaire given to students involved in the competency-based teacher education program of the Hamburg central schools and SUNY at Fredonia. The program involves (a) the teaching of methods courses on-site, and (b) providing an opportunity for interns to blend theory into practice during a full-year internship.…

A Vocational Pattern Index, based on Zytowski's (1969) postulates on women's vocational participation, was developed. This index is based on age of first entry into the job market, number of entries, years of work, and degree of participation. Fifteen years after graduation from the University of Minnesota, a Questionnaire requesting detailed…

In order to determine the longitudinal persistence of two major personality dimensions, namely Apathy-Withdrawal versus Interest-Participation (Factor 1) and Anger-Defiance versus Conformity-Compliance (Factor 2), and to test the hypothesis that the social-emotional functioning of the preschool child is predictive of later intellectual-academic…