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Ellis, Susanne D. – 1980
A survey of 1978-79 bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy was undertaken to determine the graduates' postbaccalaureate plans. Information is presented on: changes in four types of postbaccalaureate plans since 1970; the total number of physics bachelor's degrees granted in the United States; seven characteristics of the physics…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Download full textGreene, Myrna L. – 1980
This paper presents brief summaries of four followup studies of the teacher education program at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Studies examined: (1) relationships between success in an education program and success in the teaching profession; (2) reasons for recent graduates' state of employment and choice of major; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Education Majors
Miller, Christopher W.; Kennedy, William R. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to determine characteristic learning patterns of technical education alumni at a mid-western engineering school (institute of technology). The research also included efforts to track cognitive and career development of the engineers in the study. The research sample consisted of five graduating classes selected at…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Development, Careers, Cognitive Development
Copa, George H.; And Others – 1980
A study focused on the use of followup data to analyze the employment and further education effects of vocational education at the secondary level in Minnesota. The data source was the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-Up system and the ninety-eight secondary schools which participated in the system and followed up students from the class of 1978.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Swartz, Carl – 1980
Based upon a review of Connecticut State Labor Department studies, community college enrollment and graduate statistics, and the State Master Plan for Vocational Education, this two-part report examines the vocational education needs within Connecticut and assesses the degree to which the state's community colleges are meeting those needs. After…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Enrollment
PDF pending restorationDonny, William F. – 1979
The employment of graduates of all degree levels in Pennsylvania institutions of higher education in 1978 is examined. Data were obtained for 44,264 graduates, or 50.1 percent of all those who graduated from postsecondary institutions in Pennsylvania between January 1978 and August 1978. Survey results are presented separately for baccalaureate…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
WOOD, EUGENE S. – 1967
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE THE INFLUENCE OF FIVE POST-HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS ON STUDENTS AND TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS WHEN EMPLOYED. A TOTAL OF 183 FIRST-YEAR AND 38 SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS, 17 DROPOUTS OR TRANSFERS AND 26 GRADUATES WERE STUDIED. INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED FROM HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, College Students, Cooperative Education, Educational Background
Carr, Ruby C. – 1966
The purpose of the study was to review the entire practical nursing program and to make recommendations for its long-term organization and objectives. Relevant information concerned (1) the history of practical nursing, (2) purpose, membership, and related information on four professional nursing organizations, (3) state and federal legislation…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Federal Legislation, Graduate Surveys, Nurses
PDF pending restorationSeegmiller, Jesse F. – 1977
The College of Eastern Utah (CEU) conducted a follow-up study of its graduates from the 1940's through the 1970's, a study complicated by the fact that no official records of graduates were kept by the college until after the mid-1960's. Questionnaires were mailed to those for whom addresses could be obtained (n=1238), with 50% of those surveyed…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Community Colleges, Demography, Employment Patterns
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1977
The Tex-SIS Follow-up system First Year Graduate Survey involved 37 Texas community colleges and resulted in a total of 6,560 questionnaires processed from institutional surveys conducted during fall semester 1976. The average response rate was 59%. Following a section presenting the study highlights in graphic form, the monograph presents…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
Reed, Horace B. – 1975
Two hundred seventy-one graduates of 19 University of Massachusetts alternative teacher preparation programs rated these alternative programs on 48 variables. Questions on training, classroom teaching experience, program affiliation, and current employment status were included. The hypothesis that students who were enrolled in different teacher…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Data Analysis, Educational Programs
Washington State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1975
The study of vocational education success measures and related concerns in Washington State is based on surveys of employers, graduates of vocational programs, current students in vocational programs, and local advisory committee members. Current vocational students regard the quality of present programs more highly than do either vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Job Placement
Hawkes, Dennis A.; Kapraun, E. Daniel, Jr. – 1971
In order to design a long-range plan for developing and evaluating career education programs and services at Frederick Community College (Maryland), the following steps were taken: (1) 210 representatives of education, business, industry, and community organizations were selected to participate in a Delphi survey to define the goals of career…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1975
The 1974 Survey of Graduating Seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington is analyzed. Respondents were placed in one of five degree groups (arts, social science, natural science, humanities, and miscellaneous) based upon their major. Differences were noted between male and female graduates in the five degree groups…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, Career Planning, Educational Assessment
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. – 1976
As part of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS), this report summarizes some descriptive information about participation in postsecondary education and participation in jobs since leaving high school based on the analysis of responses to the First Follow-Up Questionnaire. Its purpose is only to highlight and…
Descriptors: Ability, Employment, Geographic Regions, Graduate Surveys
