A report of the status of those Montgomery Community College students who received their Associate Arts degree in 1970 is presented. This report is a facet of a 10-year follow-up program of Montgomery College graduates. In 1970 the majority of Montgomery Community College graduates who continued their education transferred to the University of…

This follow-up survey of Hawaii Community College vocational-technical graduates from 1968-1971 was undertaken to (1) indicate general trends in their labor force status, and (2) determine how these trends might be used to evaluate present programs. The first part of the report presents cumulative trends for 1968-1971, and the second part focuses…

The geographic area served included five counties in northeastern Oklahoma. Needs and interests of students enrolled in adult basic education courses were assessed by questionnaire. Counselor interviews with interested students followed, which focused on job requirements and qualifications, preparations, and training. Guest…

As part of a continuing study of student flow in Hawaii community colleges, characteristics of fall 1975 entering students who did not continue at the same community college in spring 1976 but who registered at another public community college were examined. Characteristics studied were sex, entry status, full/part-time status, program, grade…

This follow-up study compares the social adjustment and academic performance of low-income kindergarten and first-grade children who participated in a 9-month Head Start-type nursery school experience with that of kindergarten and first-grade children from the same social background who had not had the nursery school experience. Children were…

A 13-year-old congenitally blind black girl was involved in a study designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a longitudinal behavior modification approach in extinguishing "blindisms" (persistent autistic-like behaviors) in a variety of settings. (SB)

This is a report on the first study of long-range effects of improved housing upon old people. At the end of eight years, as well as one, tenants of housing designed for the elderly were well satisfied. However, tenants were forthcoming with suggestions for improving future facilities. (Author)

The reliability and predictive validity of the WISC-R was investigated with 46 Mexican-American children. Approximately a year and a half after the administration of the WISC-R, scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were collected. Results indicated that the WISC-R meets minimum requirements of reliability and predictive validity with…

A follow-up examined whether a prior battery of tests was positively related to college student performance on comparable tests given a year later. End of the semester measures of teaching effectiveness in terms of student performance and attitudes were positively related to similar responses obtained a year later. (Author/RD)

This study investigated the relationship of beliefs in internal vs external locus of control and self-reported activity four months after a one-day career planning workshop. Internally oriented secretaries took more career planning and advancement actions. Implications for career planning programs are listed. (Author/SJL)

A study involving 732 preschoolers was conducted to determine the extent to which children identified on preschool readiness test as "high risk" for development of learning disabilities demonstrate low achievement in basic school skills by the time they have completed several years of elementary school. (SBH)

Students tend to evaluate those activities in which they participated on the college campus as being important to their life satisfaction, i.e., extracurricular activities for leaders, academics for nonleaders. (KR)

Teacher ratings of 187 children (4 to 15 years old) seen at a guidance clinic were compared to interview-based ratings of social adjustment 9 to 15 years later. (Author)

Reports findings from a study conducted in Alabama to compare the validity of two sources of follow-up data for secondary agribusiness program completors, from vocational agriculture teachers, and from the former students. Includes recommendations for similar periodical studies and for teacher education programs. (MF)

The Progress Assessment Chart was given to 19 group home residents (20 to 54 years old) recently placed from a regional mental retardation facility and their matched control counterparts who had remained at the institution. (Author)