During 1975-76, an evaluation of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program at Rio Hondo College was undertaken which involved: (1) surveying all nursing graduates in the classes of 1973, 1974, and 1975, and all fourth semester students currently enrolled in the program; (2) surveying or interviewing all instructional staff for the ADN program;…

This study was intended as a pilot project to design a method and computerized system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information about the degree to which students in career occupational programs achieve their objective of attaining marketable skills. First, the 4,895 students enrolled in the 52 career education programs at Miami-Dade…

The opportunity to establish a statewide data baseline, beginning with the first year that the modern area vocational center concept was implemented in Vermont, provided the basis for this study. A project was undertaken to (1) field test, on a state-wide basis, a model for collecting and analyzing followup data on graduates from Vermont's…

During 1971-72, graduates of Olney Central College (OCC) who had transferred to a four-year school were asked to rate OCC's instructional, curricular, and personnel services, to determine how adequately the college meets the needs of its students. Students' reactions to thirty-eight statements about the college were registered on a Likert-type…

This study deals with Bakersfield College students who transfer to institutions that grant the baccalaureate degree. Three parts of the study answer the following questions: How many transferred and where did they go? What courses did they take? What kind of grades did they earn? Part 1 of the report, Numbers of Bakersfield College Students to…

Bakersfield City College reports on a followup study done to evaluate their Food Service Management Program. The program offers courses in three areas: certification and skill updating for those already employed in school cafeteria work, an A.A. degree program, and avocational courses for extended day students. Identical questionnaires were sent…

The first of a series, this report describes a 10-year followup study of a sample of 44 graduates of the Sloan School of Management, analyzing the interaction of personal values and career events in the lives of managers in organizations. All 44 participants were located, interviewed, and given the same attitude surveys as in the early 1960's.…

This document reports a study of students who had enrolled at Bucks County Community College (BCCC) from September 1965 to August 1973, had completed less than 12 credits, had grade point averages sufficient for re-enrollment, and yet did not return. Of the 8,605 students in this category, 20 percent were sampled; 30 percent (509) of those sampled…

This paper presents a conceptual framework for conducting followup studies as an integral part of an institutional evaluation program. Data obtained from followup studies should become part of an overall information system designed to provide data for institutional decision-making. Such data should be conveniently stored and readily available for…

This study focuses on a ten percent random sample of Central YMCA Community College (CYCC) students who started at CYCC between fall 1969 and spring 1972, stayed for at least two semesters, and attempted at least 15 credit or instructional hours of work. Questionnaires were sent to 611 former students; 182 (29.8 percent) of whom returned them.…

The study is an attempt to assess the effects of the attributes of a firm in which a trainee is initially placed on his subsequent success. While traditional methods used information gathered from the trainee, this paper employs an alternative approach--the collection of follow up data from the personnel records of the hiring companies. Sixteen of…

This study tests two hypotheses: (1) prekindergarten children who are provided with a personalized program based on individual assessment of their developmental skills will increase their intellectual abilities and will learn at a higher level than children without this program, and (2) these same children will retain their acquired superiority…

The aim of this conference was to stimulate joint action among organizations involved with adult education in east and central Africa, as well as publishers, journalists, librarians and book distributors; it focused on the problems of keeping people reading and improving their ability to read in any language. Opening addresses covered reading…

A study was made to assess followup procedures for gathering information from graduates of public post secondary vocational and technical programs, and to develop an effective procedure involving a minimum of time and money. The procedure developed in this study was designed to supply data requested annually by the U.S. Office of Education. Fifty…

A discussion of screening tests for phenylketonuria recommends and provides some data on two tests, lists five disadvantages of urine tests, and discusses three new tests. Also considered are the role of the central laboratory facility and seven suggestions for screening different types of infants at different times. Treatment or followup programs…