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Download full textTaylor, Kenneth E. – 1994
To gather data on the effectiveness of the Minnesota Community College System (MCCS), four studies were conducted of educational outcomes for graduates of occupational programs, Associate in Arts (AA) graduates, "leavers," and part-time students enrolled for one quarter, respectively. A compilation of job placement studies for 1992-93…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Lucas, J. A.; Meltesen, C. – 1994
A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) to gather information from former sociology and/or anthropology students that would be useful in evaluating the sociology/anthropology department. All 696 students who had been enrolled in the last 5 years and had taken at least three courses in sociology and/or…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Lucas, John A.; And Others – 1994
A follow-up study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to investigate the experiences of students 25 years of age and older at the college, including the services they used, the barriers they faced, and the ways WRHC could assist adult students in the future. A survey instrument was mailed to a stratified random sample…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes
Karsenti, Thierry; Thibert, Gilles – 1994
A field study was conducted to investigate the effect of gender, and gender combined with other variables on within-term changes in junior college student motivation. Intrinsic motivation (IM) refers to doing an activity for the pleasure and satisfaction derived from participating. Extrinsic motivation (EM) refers to engaging in behaviors as a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Females, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Guttman, Karin – 1990
A regional center for physically disabled children in Gothenburg, Sweden, called Bracke Ostergard, teaches non-speaking pupils to communicate with Bliss symbols. School records were examined for the 38 non-speaking pupils, mostly cerebral palsied, who had been trained to use Bliss symbols. Results showed that, of the 32 cerebral palsied children,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Deafness
Catonsville Community Coll., MD. Office of Institutional Research. – 1991
Every two years, community college graduates in Maryland are surveyed concerning their experiences in college and their subsequent educational and work activities. In spring 1990, all 765 1989-90 graduates of Catonsville Community College (CCC) were surveyed. Survey results, based on a 45% usable response rate, included the following: (1) survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Cohen, Barbara E.; van Houten, Therese – 1991
There is an increasing body of literature about runaway and homeless youth, but few studies have investigated what happens to the youth after they use Runaway and Homeless Youth Centers (RHYCs). This study examines the services available and the impact these services have on the youth. Data are analyzed from a survey mailed to all RHYCs operated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Children, Counseling
Moss, Wendy – 1988
A study documented the expectations, experiences, and needs of eight women who entered education via Fresh Start/Return to Study courses and followed them as they moved on to further study/training. (Fresh Start was a project of the Inner London Education Authority.) A series of interviews was conducted between June 1985 and October 1986 in an…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adult Education
Leddick, Linda; Stavros, Denny – 1990
This follow-up study of 1988 graduates of Detroit (Michigan) public high schools examines the status of graduates one year following graduation. Information was gathered from a survey and correlated with demographic and achievement information from student records. Findings must be interpreted in light of a 24 percent response rate to the survey,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Knight, William E. – 1991
In spring 1991, a study was conducted of non-returning students from the seven 2-year Regional Campuses (RC's) of Kent State University to identify demographic characteristics of such students, determine the reasons they did not continue their enrollment, and obtain their opinions regarding the academic and student services at the RC's. Of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Berkeley Planning Associates, CA. – 1982
These training materials are part of a four-volume set dealing with the Vocational Rehabilitation Program Standards Evaluation System (VRPSES). (VRPSES is concerned with evaluation standards developed to measure the performance of the vocational rehabilitation program in achieving its mandate.) Covered in the volume are the following topics: an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Novak, Virginia E. – 1987
A study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to provide descriptive data, including demographic characteristics, on all 1984-85 HCC graduates, and to gather information on their employment and transfer status and satisfaction with HCC six months after graduation. Study findings, based on responses from 152 of the 252 graduates, included…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1986
The High School and Beyond Senior Cohort Third Follow-Up Data File is provided. The data tape contains the following files: (1) the raw data file for each respondent (randomized identification number; first follow-up flags and composites; base year questionnaire and test data; first follow-up questionnaire data; dropout questionnaire data;…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Databases, Followup Studies, Grade 12
Seboda, Barbara L. – 1989
In 1988, a follow-up mail survey was conducted of 1984 entrants at Howard Community College (HCC) in Maryland to determine their educational and career achievements subsequent to their community college experience and to assess the effectiveness of the college from the students' perspective. Questionnaires were sent to all 1,160 student who…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies
Sitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1989
This study investigated the adult adjustment (1 year after leaving school) of 615 people with mental disabilities who had graduated from special education programs in Iowa in 1985 and 1986, as well as 62 dropouts who began in the same classes. Current living situation, leisure activities, and marital status were studied, with a special emphasis on…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
