This study sought to determine whether the curricula of master's level health administration programs in the United States are relevant to professional needs and whether these programs change appropriately as professional needs change. The content is in seven chapters. The first covers the research design and survey methodology. Chapter 2…

The monograph consists of seven related papers written during the past five years focusing on measuring the vocational interests of young adults. Its stated purpose is to provide both a conceptual framework and a practical foundation for interpreting the world of work to students in terms of their own characteristics and vocational interests. The…

Graduates of the career and technical education (CTE) teacher education program at Western Michigan University (WMU) were surveyed 5 years after graduation to determine their employment patterns, salaries, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with WMU's CTE teacher education program. Questionnaires were mailed to 143 CTE teachers. Responses were…

An alumni survey of the Department of Adult and Community College Education (ACCE) at North Carolina State University assessed the impact of graduate study on its students. The survey used a 37-item instrument designed to capture alumni experiences and impact of the academic degree in relation to past and current professional and educational work…

In 2003, with funding from The Wallace Foundation, a national team of researchers organized by Stanford University and The Finance Project set out to find and examine a set of exemplary pre- and in-service professional development programs for principals, along with the policy contexts in which they operate. The purpose of the study was to…

The School Leadership Study was designed to contribute important data on how high quality pre- and in-service programs are structured, how they implement the effective strategies noted in the research literature, and the impact of program graduates in the schools they lead. The study examines whether program components triangulate with graduate…

American Indian students face numerous barriers to higher education. Yet enrollment of native students continues to increase, in large part due to the success of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in creating a culturally relevant and supportive atmosphere in which students learn and grow. Organizations such as the American Indian College…

An annual study of physical science graduate students' background characteristics and degree recipients' employment outcomes was conducted for 1995. The total pool of 1994-95 physics graduate students was 13,285 with non-U.S. citizens making up 43 percent. Among U.S. citizens, 18 percent entered graduate school 2 or more years after earning a…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of graduates to obtain information on their jobs, career satisfaction, and transfer to other institutions, as well as the effect of PVCC on their careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1993-94 graduates, based on responses from 50.4% of the 224…

A qualitative case study approach was used to identify the psychosocial effects of the high-fidelity, virtual reality simulation provided in the college-level air traffic control (ATC) training program offered at the Minnesota Air Traffic Control Training Center and to evaluate the applicability of virtual reality to academic/training situations.…

In an overall plan to assess institutional effectiveness, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Kansas conducts annual follow-up studies of students who completed career programs during the previous academic year, and also surveys employers of those completers. In fall 1993, surveys were mailed to 768 career program completers, including…

A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the short-term (2-year), intermediate (5-year), and long-term (10-year) impact of earning a high school equivalency diploma by taking the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in Iowa. The random sample of 2,500 GED graduates was drawn from each time cohort (individuals who had passed the GED…

In March 1994, a study was conducted to determine the perspectives of Illinois community college graduates regarding their preparation for employment, their continuing education goals, and their satisfaction with their major and college services. A total of 6,245 occupational program graduates, including graduates of agriculture; conservation and…

A study was made of the 36 polytechnic institutions in Pakistan in order to describe the nature of their academic programs and their relevance to the job market. Responses to questionnaires were received from 545 of 1,000 graduates, 34 of 36 principals of institutions, and 25 employers of the 184 graduates who were employed. Some of the findings…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, transfer to other institutions, and the effect of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1991-92 graduates, based on responses from 46.4% of the 233 alumni surveyed,…