An overview of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) is provided. Section one describes the research design for the base-year and first through third followup surveys. Section two summarizes findings from data analyses of the first followup and base-year, completed before September 1975. The findings are presented…

A general framework for developing a graduate profile based on academic status is presented. It is the result of a study conducted at Tidewater Community College to examine a methodology for determining general profiles of occupational/technical and transfer graduates. A 24-item questionnaire was mailed to all 1977 graduates, from which 461 usable…

This survey of 1975 teacher college graduates from North Texas State University was conducted to determine: (1) to what extent teacher education graduates were accomplishing the personal and professional activities for which they were prepared; (2) the effectiveness of various aspects of their teacher education program; (3) the strengths and…

The relation of veterinarian manpower of the WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) states to the veterinary medicine graduates of the WICHE student exchange programs (SEP) is presented. The states included in the WICHE program are Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Tables…

Personal, educational, employment, and earnings data were collected from 45 matched pairs, each pair consisting of a Gaston Technical Institute graduate and a high school classmate who did not engage in post secondary education. The objective of the study was to estimate the functional relationship between 2 years of technical schooling and the…

A survey of 270 graduates of Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM) during 1969 to 1973 was conducted to determine what graduates did in their jobs and how their SPHTM learning experiences related to their jobs. The methodology used in the survey is described and results are presented in tabular form with…

Designed to research and document whether monies spent on vocational training produce benefits for the recipients, this study involved a population of 857 Montana high school graduates of the classes of 1970 and 1971 who were between twenty-three and twenty-five years old at the time of the survey and who had been employed in Montana during at…

It is posited that examination of the financial problems of private institutions must go beyond the readily available statistics on enrollment and surpluses or deficits into how private colleges compete and what is happening to their competitive position vis-a-vis the public institutions. Attention is directed toward: (1) the change in reputation…

This document analyzes data on student transfers from Pennsylvania community colleges. The major sources of data are community college follow-up reports on graduates (3,132 transfers reported); the statistical reports of enrollments by receiving institutions (4,001 transfers reported); and the results of a Pennsylvania Association of Counselors…

To determine the extent to which the secondary education system meets student needs a study of high school graduates in Louisiana was conducted. A sample of graduates from Lousiiana high schools in the period 1956-65 was selected. A multiple choice questionnaire was mailed to 4,700 graduates with a 3,035 return of which 2,895 forms were completed…

This study examined the satisfaction of master of education degree recipients with the Frostburg State College graduate program. Respondents were asked to evaluate the effects of their program experience on their personal growth and on their occupational performance. From 60 to 95 percent of evaluative ratings across items were positive.…

In order to assess the effect of community college programs in British Columbia aimed at training workers in urban recreation services, and to determine the need for expansion of such training programs, a comprehensive 5-month study was conducted in 1975-76. The study and research methods included: (1) the compilation and analysis of historical…

The objectives of the study were to determine the correlation between the factors of employment patterns and vocational program types for 1972-73 graduates of secondary vocational programs in Indiana. A random sample of 25 schools and graduates stratified for vocational program types (agriculture, business education, distributive education, health…

The purposes of the study were: (1) to compare the occupational achievement of vocational education graduates with that of nonvocational graduates, (2) to determine the number of graduates trained in the various vocational areas, and (3) to describe the group of students enrolled in vocational education courses. The study was limited to 1970…

Cost-effectiveness of the American Indian Administrator Training Program (begun in 1970 and funded via the Bureau of Indian Affairs since 1971) was evaluated at three universities. Data were derived from program participant questionnaires; onsite visits; personal interviews (students, directors, professors, and administrators); program records;…