Assessed long-term effects of a seminar on aging for first-year medical students (N=19) prior to medical school graduation. Compared to controls (N=28), seminar students held more favorable attitudes toward the elderly and perceived contacts with elderly patients in a more complex manner, suggesting lasting effects. (Author/JAC)

The perceptions of adult graduates (aged 25 or more at college entry) about the impact of their bachelor's degree, 3 to 5 years after graduation was studied. Results revealed that their two leading goals were to develop a new career and satisfaction of earning a degree. (Author/MLW)

The counselor education staff at Georgia Southern College conducted two intensive follow-up studies to determine how graduates of the program viewed their preparation. Procedures used in the study are described, and results are presented. (PP)

In response to the problems of nonpromotion, a school district near Rochester, New York introduced the transition class (TC) as a placement alternative after kindergarten for students not ready for the grade one program. Follow-up evaluation investigated the effects of four treatment conditions over a six-year period. (Author)

A group of students enrolled in a multimedia course in the National Extension College in England in 1970 were contacted by their tutor 10 years later and asked to complete a questionnaire about their lives and their views on the course. This article outlines their responses. (Author/JJD)

Reports on an evaluation of the University of North Carolina's Master of Science in Nursing program, which determined and contrasted graduates' and their employers' perceptions of the program; graduates' participation in professional associations; and graduates' further education plans. Both graduates (N=24) and their employers (N=17) rated the…

Tests a career model of immigrants with the following stages: crystallization, vocational retraining, job entry and trial, establishment, and maintenance. Two samples of immigrants are followed up. The research brought into focus the continuity of the process of career reconstruction after the interruption of vocational activity caused by…

Questionnaires were sent to 21 special education teachers to assess their opinions on microteaching (a scaled down teaching situation in which the student teacher teaches a small group for a short period of time) over 3 years after the teachers had undergone microteaching.

Compared selected psychological indices of married couples who attended marriage enrichment programs. Results reveal that participants in the five-week group showed more improved marital adjustment than those in the weekend group. Wives demonstrated more positive changes than husbands. Overall, both marriage enrichment programs appeared to be…

Examined the relationships between students' level of consistency in choosing a major in college and their persistence, stability, and achievement in a five-year follow-up. It was found that consistent students tend to persist in college, not to change majors, and that they have higher achievement than inconsistent students. (Author)

Discusses a planned approach to student follow-up, categories of students who might be included in such research, suggestions for organizing for follow-up research, and utilization of student information systems data. (Author)

This follow-up study of 275 university freshmen confirmed that the final secondary examination, the Higher School Certificate, is a moderately good predictor of university success. Of the other variables studied (satisfaction with university and various personality measures) only a study habits score contributed further to the prediction of…

In follow-up studies conducted 36 hours, 3 months, and 12 months after delivery, maternal behavior, infant behavior, the duration of breast feeding, and attitudes toward child rearing procedures were shown to develop differently among mothers and infants receiving physical contact soon after birth as compared to control subjects who were briefly…

Data indicate that the extent to which senior adults enroll in postsecondary educational institutions through tuition-waiver programs is unknown. Administrators describe the impact of tuition waivers for senior adults as limited, yet few state educational coordinating bodies have collected data to confirm this opinion. (Author/BEF)

Discusses a follow-up study of graduates of Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education system. The resulting data have been used for interpretation of program/student success, decision making, responding to labor market needs and projections, and for student recruitment. (JOW)