Techniques used by large and small institutions to trace and keep track of alumni are outlined, based on data from a national survey. Additionally, two articles on recordkeeping are presented. For 19 of the 27 institutions surveyed, information is provided on: institutional data regarding alumni population, staff assigned to tracing lost alumni,…

Trend data was gathered on employment and education, as well as shifts in jobs and major fields. This will augment Philadelphia School District information for planning and development of a new and improved program for high school students. A survey questionnaire was sent to high school graduates of the 1975, 1977 and 1979 classes. The responses…

A study of 70 graduates of the Master of Science in Education: Reading Teacher Program at the State University of New York College at Brockport was conducted to seek information relevant to the program and to the professional careers of its graduates. It was found that graduates held strong leadership positions as evidenced by their professional…

Procedures and statewide results are presented from a survey of a sample of May 1980 graduates from selected public senior colleges in Texas. The nine institutions involved in the study included North Texas State University, Southwest Texas State University, Texas A&I University, Texas Tech University, Texas Women's University, the University…

The 1977-78 annual Graduate Student Survey analyzes information supplied by graduate physics students and also includes graduate astronomy students. Highlights of the findings are: a continuing decline in the number of graduate physics degree recipients; the reassurance of a steadily improving job market for new physicists with graduate degrees; a…

This study was designed to determine the extent to which schools of health sciences offering at least a baccalaureate degree are involved in the application of instructional technology. A four page questionnaire was used to investigate the schools' involvement in curriculum revision, instructional design and development, media production and…

The purpose of this manual is to suggest adaptable procedures and materials that can be used by Alaska vocational educators to evaluate their automotive mechanic programs systematically. Section 1 is an introduction to the manual and to the evaluation process. The remaining six sections represent major tasks or activities that should be…

During the first year of a career education project, the University of Denver integrated career concepts into the programs offered by 10 of the 23 liberal arts departments. The departments were Mathematics, English, Political Science, History, Sociology, Philosophy, Mass Communications, Theatre, Physics, and Anthropology. Program goals were to…

AS PART OF A CONTINUING STUDY BY THE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION DIVISION, DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRES FROM HEAD STATE SUPERVISORS IN 49 STATES AND TEACHER EDUCATORS IN 76 INSTITUTIONS ON THE 1966-67 SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS. THE EXTENT OF THE SHORTAGE…

This survey gathered information from recent University of Northern Iowa teacher education graduates on attitudes toward aspects of the University's teacher education program, on circumstances leading to employment, and on certain employment conditions. The sample in this survey included elementary, secondary, and "special area"…

This paper gives the results of a followup study of the graduates (1970-76) from the college of Education at the University of Maine at Orono. Questionnaires were sent to randomly selected graduates, 342 of whom responded. Twelve basic topics were covered in the survey: (1) How did you find your present job? (2) What was the most important reason…

Federal and state govenmental agencies and committees increasingly request that postsecondary educational institutions supply outcomes data related to the employment and income of degree recipients from degree programs offered. Surveys of college and university graduates have provided information to meet these accountability demands. They have…

The objective of the project was to provide the guidelines and format for a procedure that could be used for assessing the placement and followup of vocational graduates. A model for obtaining accurate feedback as to the kinds of success graduates are having in the world of work was developed. The survey instrument used for collecting data was…

This document includes reports of two follow-up studies of New River Community College graduates. The 1973 graduates in transfer programs, associate of arts, and associate of science degree programs are examined in terms of: (1) types of degrees and curriculums they completed; (2) their transfer status; (3) their evaluation of the New River…

In order to evaluate long-term benefits to students, William Rainey Harper College conducted five- and three-year followup studies of all 1970 and 1972 alumni. The population was defined as students who had accumulated 48 or more credit hours or had received a degree. In all, 385 1970 alumni, and 1,154 1972 alumni were surveyed by mail or…