In the follow-up survey that serves as the focus of this report, questionnaires were sent to 430 Michigan State University alumni who earned an Ed.S or Ph.D degree in Education during a four year period from 1982 to 1985. Responses from 254 alumni were returned. This report offers an overview of some of the findings with respect to the graduates'…

The study examined the academic growth of students (N=326) identified as learning disabled since 1981 in a 9-county area of Iowa. All students in the study had been given at least one academic achievement test twice and the second testing was at least 90 days but not more than 1095 days after the first testing. The basic measure of growth was the…

Reporting long-term ophthalmologic sequelae among ex-prematures at 6 to 10 years of age, this study compares 42 ex-premature infants who had had regressed forms of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) during the neonatal period with 42 matched non-ROP ex-premature controls at 6 to 10 years of age. Subjects were subdivided into four groups: (1) ROP…

Increasingly, a majority of postsecondary students are following nonlinear paths in the pursuit of educational and career goals. Practical steps are described that can be taken to track and evaluate the success of such students. A particularly promising practice involves data sharing and exchanges with state agencies and other higher education…

Designed to test the premise that the production system for courseware has a strong impact on the quality of the courseware developed, a survey of 14 U.S. institutions of higher education was conducted in 1986 to investigate the production systems used by these schools. Many of the questions used and the list of institutions surveyed were…

A follow-up study was made of cross-sectional research on the development of dichhaptic lateralization. One hundred and eighty students in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 from two school districts were tested. Participants were 9 boys and 9 girls from each grade level for each district. Subjects were at least 90 percent right-handed, as determined by…

The Work Incentive (WIN) program is supposed to help recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to get jobs through a program of training, work experience, and employment while reducing the cost of the AFDC program. Because of concerns raised about the program, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) assessed the program to…

In the spring of 1984, the status of 131 students in Canada's 1980-81 junior kindergarten classes and 587 students in 1981-82 classes was documented by a follow-up study. Analyses consisted of frequency distributions for each relevant variable, compiled separately for students identified as "model" or "compensatory" in each…

Synthesizes the results of current follow-up studies on the efficacy of preschool programs, and lays down the basis for a major reorientation in the design of intervention programs and in the training of personnel. (CS)

Describes an intensive mental health program in a public elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y. Discusses events and circumstances which hampered "the perfect set-up." (Author/HMV)

Discusses the conduct of summer career guidance programs for high school students under the sponsorship of the Junior Engineering Technical Society. Indicates that follow-up studies appear needed to better determine the program value. Included is a table of 1973 programs. (CC)

Included in this study are two principal tasks: (1) the preparation of a computerized roster containing relevant program information on essentially all former trainees and fellows supported by the National Institutes of Health back to the inception of the training programs in 1938, and (2) the analysis of these data and related data to determine…

The author presents a brief statement giving reasons for followup studies of teacher problems and explains the procedure for conducting such studies, the instruments used for data collection, and the estimated costs of a follow-up program. The four reasons cited for investigating teacher problems are: (1) to expose teacher educators to current…

A longitudinal followup study of 88 deaf children (6-to 16-years-old) who were former students in an oral preschool program was conducted to compare the characteristics of those who went on to regular education and those in special education classes. (LS)

The Predictive Screening Test of Articulation (PSTA) was administered to 371 children in first grade and again in third grade to evaluate its effectiveness as a predictive test and screening instrument. (LS)