This study was undertaken to provide an analysis of the reactions of students toward a cooperative work experience education program 26 to 40 years later. Major emphasis was placed on topics such as vocational choice, getting and holding a job, human relations, citizenship education, related instruction, education beyond high school, jobs held…

A second follow-up of students in five cities in 1947 who had taken the Differential Aptitude Tests is reported. Questionnaires were sent out to 2,386 individuals, and replies were received from 1,430. Their Differential Aptitude Test scores were converted to standard scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, based upon the original…

A followup study of aurally, visually, and physically handicapped graduates of the Cincinnati Public Schools was investigated for use in future educational planning for handicapped children. A random selection of 24 aurally handicapped, 15 visually handicapped and 34 physically handicapped graduates were interviewed. Twenty nine of the group met…

The objectives of this study were to find out how the characteristics of students and their training affect the rate of return to investment in vocational training, how they affect the earnings of trainees, and how vocational training influences the distribution of income among educational groups. The data were collected in a previous study and…

The purpose of the study is to provide an analysis of the Naval Academy graduates who were commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation. Active duty personnel records were searched to determine retention, rank, professional military education, education level and career field assignments. Comparisons were made between this group and the regular…

A demonstration project was conducted to determine the programmatic, economic, and administrative advantages of a coordinated system of sheltered workshops strategically located in a metropolitan and suburban area which placed 51 (15 percent) out of 330 trainees. Thirty-eight were placed in either competitive or on-the-job training programs. Nine…

A one-year followup study of the graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening High School Completion Program was conducted. Thirty-seven mail questionnaires were sent, and followup requests were mailed to non-respondents. A total of 34 (91.89%) graduates responded. Among the conclusions reached are the following: (1) ages ranged from 18 to 51,…

Based on followup interviews with 1700 participants, this study is an evaluation of Federal manpower programs in Boston, Denver, and San Francisco-Oakland. Included are Manpower Development and Training Act Programs, Work Incentive Programs, and Concentrated Employment Program from late 1969 to early 1970. Program impact on enrollees, employers,…

Thirty vocational education teachers and supervisors who taught disadvantaged and/or handicapped students attended a 3-week inservice institute designed to: (1) provide them with the expertise to better understand the various problems of the disadvantaged and handicapped, and (2) provide training and self-exploratory experiences. Institute…

DIAGNOSTIC AND GUIDANCE PROCEDURES WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN ALTERING OR IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNDERACHIEVERS. AN EARLIER GUIDANCE STUDY TESTED 1,078 BEGINNING FOURTH GRADERS, OF WHOM 190 WERE IDENTIFIED AS UNDERACHIEVERS. CERTAIN PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES AND A PHILOSOPHY FOR DEALING WITH LEARNING…

A FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE PERT (PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE) LECTURES, CONDUCTED IN 1965 TO INFORM THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PERT AND TO ENCOURAGE ITS USE. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 397 LECTURE PARTICIPANTS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF UTILIZATION OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AND TO SEEK INFORMATION ON THE DISSEMINATION…

IN REVIEWING FINDINGS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED FROM 1928 THROUGH 1964 RELATIVE TO THE SUCCESS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT TRANSFER STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO SUFFER AN APPRECIABLE DROP IN GRADES IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AFTER TRANSFER, THAT THEIR GRADES TEND TO IMPROVE IN DIRECT RELATION TO THEIR LENGTH OF SCHOOLING,…

During 1975, seventy-seven secondary schools participated in this project to assess the post-high school educational and employment status of about one-third of the high school class of 1974 in Minnesota. The assessment procedure was developed and tested by the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education (RCU) in order to…

This paper addresses itself to whether a causal relationship exists between childhood bereavement and later behavior disorders. The literature on the subject is reviewed, and the substantive findings and methodological problems of previous research are reported. In addition, the preliminary findings of an exploratory study conducted at the…

A follow-up study of a 10% (n=461) random sample of all persons who graduated from Miami-Dade Community College between July 1970 and June 1971 inclusive (n=4,620) was conducted in early 1976 in order to determine how many of the graduates entered the Florida State University System (SUS) and, of those who entered, how many graduated. Follow-up…