IN 1967, GRADUATES OF THE ELECTRONICS PROGRAM OF CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE WERE SENT A QUESTIONNAIRE ASKING HOW THEY RATED THE CURRICULUM AND WHAT THEY DID AFTER GRADUATION. THE 178 STUDENTS POLLED HAD GRADUATED AT ANY TIME DURING THE 14-YEAR LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. SEVENTY-EIGHT USABLE RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED, FROM WHICH THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE…

A follow-up survey was conducted of the 1978 Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) to ascertain what impact the Pennsylvania Statewide Assessment Program had on schools and school districts. The survey instrument consisted of 20 items tapping: (1) the quality of information and services provided; (2) dissemination activities engaged in by the…

A series of followup investigations exploring the impact of methadone maintenance treatment, methadone detoxification treatment, therapeutic communities, and outpatient drug-free treatment for the drug abuser was conducted. Limitations of these modalities were revealed in the followup studies. Implications for treatment and policy include: (1)…

This 1968 survey shows a reduction in the number of engineering graduates going on to advanced study, a trend undoubtedly due to the elimination of graduate student military deferments in February 1968. The lack of advanced degrees will show up in coming years. In general, the rate of immediate employment has gone up, as has the number going into…

This study examined the kind of employment taken by male junior college graduates and related it to their college training, whether regular lower division (transfer) or vocational (terminal). A questionnaire was sent to 369 alumni of three California junior colleges three years after graduation; 276 of them responded. A year later, 28 of those who…

The study looked at the adult attainments of 91 children with learning disabilities who received remedial education in a private school for an average of 3 years between the ages 6 and 13. Methodology included questionnaires, interviews, and psychological testing. Approximately 60% were employed, 16% were in college. Major occupations were…

This study examined differences between the academic achievement of third-grade students who had had Head Start experiences prior to entering public schools and the achievement of similar students who had not had Head Start experiences. Seven third-grade classes enrolled in public schools, as well as in a Follow Through program, participated in…

Increasingly, those individuals and institutions working with teachers-to-be are assuming responsibility for the performance of their graduates. One measure of an undergraduate teacher education program is the perceptions of its graduates. In studies using G. Thomas Baer's questionnaire for program evaluation, several recurring themes or common…

A State-wide followup, personal interview survey was made of 1,396 Virginia vocational agriculture graduates, from the classes of 1968 through 1972 and representing 34 percent of the total, to ascertain the percentage who made use of 144 content items usually taught in vocational agriculture, and whether used items were used on- or off-the-job.…

The step-by-step cost benefit study, confined to measuring and comparing economic costs with economic benefits, is based on the 1971, 1972, and 1973 classes graduating from the Agribusiness-Machinery Partsman-Salesman Program at District One Technical Institute in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Numerous tables throughout the report contain cost benefit…

The 1975 school status of 696 students enrolled in Toronto special education (nonmedical related) programs in 1970 was examined to determine whether special education was effective in returning children to regular classes. Data indicated that of the 49 percent of the students remaining in the Toronto school system, 32 percent had returned to…

This study attempts to follow up students who were admitted to the Graduate School at Western Illinois University but failed to enroll. The study is designed to (1) evaluate present services to potential graduate students and (2) better predict what proportion of accepted applicants will enroll. The no-shows are compared for the Fall Quarters of…

With the increased use of the follow-up study on graduates, it has become necessary to research and compare the results of alternative methods of data collection on a diverse student population. The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective data collection method by examining the rate and nature of responses and the cost of three…

The study investigated the extent to which coordinating councils for vocational education are fulfilling the requirements of the Florida State Board of Education Regulation 6A-6.67, which mandates that "a coordinating council for vocational education, adult general education, and community instructional services shall be established in each…

The peer acceptance and self perceived status of 16 elementary grade students with moderate, severe and profound hearing impairments enrolled in regular public school classrooms were examined. Eleven Ss comprised a longitudinal sample and were in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade at the time of the follow-up study; five Ss were in first grade.…