Conducted as a part of the Needs Assessment Project, a study was made primarily to develop an instrument that could help community college decision makers determine the proportion of students that were working in areas related to those studied in college. Additional information to be obtained included the reasons for attending college, graduates'…

The Brevard District Plan for placement and follow-up is intended for all secondary students, including dropouts, disadvantaged, adult students, and graduates. The areas of placement may be in gainful employment, educational institutions, or a combination of both. The plan specifies procedures for implementing placement and stipulates the type of…

Graduates of Atlantic Community College (ACC) from 1968 to 1972 were surveyed as to their personal characteristics, background, college attendance prior to ACC enrollment, ACC academic background, present main endeavor, employment or further education since ACC graduation, and evaluation of ACC experience. Of the 1,331 questionnaires mailed, 32…

Seventy-seven educable retarded adults (17- to 29-years old) who were former special education students were involved in the evaluation of a Forced Choice Self-Description Inventory (FCI) designed to measure community adjustment. Ss had been rated by their vocational rehabilitation counselors on a multiple criterion scale of community adjustment…

This report presents a review of follow-up studies of former occupational-technical students at community colleges throughout the nation. The purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of follow-up studies in measuring attainment of educational goals stated in community college catalogs and literature. This evaluation was made by studying the…

Mahoning Valley Vocational School (MVVS) is the only resident occupational training program in Ohio under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA). For this reason and because it is an innovation in youth training in the United States, the school was evaluated for its efficiency and its effectiveness in preparing youth for the world of…

Major findings from both the research effort in early education and the prekindergarten experiments undertaken by the School District of University City are summarized briefly in this report. The research effort began in 1963 upon receipt of a three-year Ford Foundation Grant. As a first step, a survey was conducted among teachers to identify…

The Block Program is a 1-year, 30 semester-hour elementary teacher education program with emphasis on science and mathematics. It alternates classroom experiences at increasing levels of responsibility with methods courses in time segments ranging from 1 to 9 weeks. During the classroom experience segments, students spend the entire day in the…

To identify factors which affect the entry-level employability of high school vocational bookkeeping students, the study conducted: (1) a followup of vocational bookkeeping graduates, (2) a business and industry survey, and (3) help-wanted advertisement analysis. Data were collected for each of these areas from the entire population of 107…

A followup performance evaluation was conducted on a sample of Group 4 (low ability) personnel who had served 14 months aboard the mine contermeasures support ship U.S.S. Catskill (MCS-1). Shipboard assessments were made of the Group 4 sample and the non-Group 4 comparison sample in terms of performance test proficiency, supervisors' ratings, and…

This report describes the second or followup phase of a project begun in 1962, which was designed to analyze the effect of home and maternal influence on the cognitive development of urban preschool children from three socioeconomic levels. Reported is the academic performance and cognitive attainment of 158 original study children during their…

Contents of this report on a followup of a fictitiously named (Harold County) model project, prepared as a guide in applying for Title III ESEA funding consideration, include the following topics: description of existing program; introduction to Follow Through proposal; special adaptations; objectives of the program; student composition;…

The demonstration project involving the Cooperative School-Rehabilitation Centers (CSRC) for trainable mentally handicapped adolescents is described in areas of background, local planning, the planning grant, and beginning activities. Administrative concerns of staffing, program focus, responsibility structure, and negotiations for expansion are…

This report is the 2-year followup evaluation of a proposed 4-year grant, studying the effects of a sequential learning program on disadvantaged children. Four- and 5-year-olds (N=86) were matched on several developmental variables, with one group at each age entering the Learning to Learn Program at either the nursery or kindergarten level. The…

A study of the amount of retention after 1 year of students who had participated in a Title-I remedial reading program is reported. The reading center program was comprised of the comprehensive diagnosis of learning problems followed by a reading skills program on a one-to-one relationship with a reading specialist. Psychological aspects were…