This document reports on the results of a follow-up survey investigating recent graduates of five Texas Agriculture and Mechanical University (TAMU) teacher education programs. The study was conducted to (1) locate graduates and determine employment patterns; (2) obtain graduate opinions about the effectiveness of the TAMU teacher education…

This project-in-progress is one of several stages of the National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges followup of the national reform of higher education. The overall object of the project is to study the manner in which the higher education system has adapted to the principle of recurrent education. It will entail following Swedish and…

An explanation is presented of the efforts performed by the Tennessee Technological University in conducting follow-up studies of its teacher education program graduates. A history of follow-up studies dating from 1964 is given, and a list is provided of special studies undertaken to assist in program development and redesign and to meet the…

A simulated planning session for the implementation of a model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates (ETEG) is presented. A brief introduction to the model, published by J. T. Sandefur in 1972 as "An Illustrated Model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates," is contained for reference purposes. Participants in the simulation…

A followup study involving 24 Ss was conducted to investigate the extent to which hyperkinesis, and its associate behavioral problems, persist into adulthood in children who have been clinically diagnosed as having the hyperkinetic behavioral syndrome. Five areas were considered: behavioral change, educational attainment, treatment, occupational…

The study reports the results of a one-year follow-up of group assertive training with nonassertive college students. One year after training, experimental and control subjects were significantly different on two self-report measures and two of four behavioral measures of assertiveness. (Author)

Evaluated at 4 years of age were the neuromotor performance and physical growth of 58 survivors of the respiratory distress syndrome at birth. (DB)

This follow-up study had three objectives: (1) provide information about dropouts that could be used by the college to identify areas where corrective action may be needed; (2) document the number and percentage of students who leave the college for reasons not amenable to corrective action; and (3) provide insight necessary to build models that…

This paper discussed Consortium for Longitudinal Studies findings which demonstrate that, contrary to first impressions from earlier evaluation studies, early intervention preschool programs do have generally positive long term effects. A public information campaign to communicate these findings through all media is advocated. Problems of…

Of the 345 students who did their student teaching at the University of Alaska from 1972 to 1977, 60 percent accepted full-time teaching positions while 24 percent did not enter the teaching ranks. No information could be collected for the remaining 16 percent. Of the former students 77 percent have taken up residence in Alaska. (DS)

The purpose of this followup electromyographical study was to gain further insight on previous research findings indicating that subvocal speech is significantly correlated with recall for preschool boys but not for girls. Twenty-two preschool children (11 boys, 11 girls; 50-67 months old) participated in 12 trials using high-labial and low-labial…

A FIVE TO 10 YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF A GROUP OF 16 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ORIGINALLY HOSPITALIZED FOR A SCHOOL PHOBIC SYNDROME IS REPORTED. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS UPON 14 NEUROTIC CHILDREN. THE OTHER TWO CHILDREN WERE CLASSIFIED AS BORDERLINE PSYCHOTICS. AT THE TIME OF THE FOLLOW-UP, THE FOUR MALES AND 10 FEMALES RANGED IN AGE FROM 14 TO 23 WITH…