A follow up study of graduates from a vocational rehabilitation program, in a residential training center for the mentally handicapped, was conducted. Characteristics of the students, economic benefits, changes in level of functioning, need for additional services, student attitudes toward the in-hospital program, and parental attitudes toward the…

The Educational Followup Study, a longitudinal investigation, is described. Concerned with at least 30,000 of the 50,000 children born into the Collaborative Perinatal Research Project, the study will determine pregnancy, birth, and infancy events likely to lead to educational and behavioral dysfunctions. Procedures to be used are reviewed. (JD)

This monograph provides both objective and subjective information about Georgia's 1966 high school graduates. The emphasis of the survey was placed on (1) the graduate's own appraisal of his secondary education, and (2) his future education and/or vocational plans. A stratified cluster procedure was used with 1,850 randomly selected graduates who…

This report is concerned with the role of the secondary schools in implementing vocational direction. It contains a two-year follow up which sought self reports of on-the-job satisfaction and evaluations by immediate job supervisors. Thirty pilot programs in high school vocational education were started in 1964-65; 444 graduates of these programs…

A followup assessment of graduates of selective electronics training for electronics technicians was conducted to evaluate job capabilities and shipboard utilization of six-year hitch personnel (6YOs) in the fleet. Included were graduates on 29 different vessels of 15 types within the Pacific fleet. Evaluation procedures included shipboard…

The mental and physical development of 994 elementary school children, recruited from populations of High, Medium and Low socio-economic and educational level in Israel was followed up for two (and in part for three) years. The pupils were given mental tests to measure the ability to understand the structure and direction of second order…

Thirty hearing and 181 deaf young adults, whose vocationally relevant traits and prevocational behaviors were the focus of 1969 and 1970 studies, were interviewed in a followup study to determine current vocational status as well as early and current determinants of vocational adjustment. Some of the results indicated that the deaf young adults…

Revisions and additions to a 1973 study of state funding formulae for public 2-year colleges are provided. The 1973 study included information for 43 states, whereas the 1974 study includes information for 45 states, 5 of which were not in the original study. Part 1 of the report gives the changes in formulae; Part 2 provides formulae for states…

A follow-up study to discover to what extent the education provided by the Medical Laboratory Technician program at Western Wisconsin Technical Institute has benefited the graduates and their employers was conducted. It was determined that 17 of the first 22 graduates were working successfully as medical laboratory technicians in eight states;…

This study synthesizes evidence on the realignment of practical career guidance, counseling, and placement that has occurred since 1968 for noncollege-bound students. This study examines and classifies 13 guidance programs according to whether they emphasize vocational choice, vocational development, employability development, or placement and…

Data from a longitudinal study--the 3-D study--of freshmen at three California community colleges are presented. This study views freshmen on the basis of a construct called Functional Potential. Functional Potential is a hypothetical construct built on psychodynamic principles which describe the degree to which a person can tolerate ambiguity,…

This document is the last in a three-part of monographs on the career plans of college graduates. It presents analyses of 1965 and 1970 post-senior year plans based on data collected by the American Council on Education (ACE) as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). Through this program, each year's entering freshmen class…

In an effort to meet the need for a more comprehensive program evaluation, staff at Moraine Valley Community College developed a questionnaire and interview schedule to obtain feedback from employers concerning career programs. Questionnaires were sent to all employers who hired graduates of occupational programs between 1969-71; over 80% returned…

The study established a profile of the GED High School Equivalency Certificate holder prior to the GED tests and ascertained what changes, if any, occurred after individuals received the certificate. A questionnaire was answered by males who had received their GED certificates during the years of 1964, 1965, or 1966. Findings included the…

Graduates of 1972 from the seven City Colleges of Chicago were studied to: (1) determine the pursuits of the graduates; (2) study the relationship between their educational field and their continued education or field or work; and (3) identify possible trends by comparing the characteristics and pursuits of the graduates with those of previous…