Attitudes of graduates of the class of 1976 of the University of Illinois toward their alma mater were studied in 4-wave survey of 2,306 graduates. Students developed a stronger attachment to the university and more favorable attitudes about program major with the passage of time. (SLD)

A survey of 1,875 art and design graduates in the United Kingdom found significant variations in income among subject areas. However, even accounting for subject, graduation year, and age, males earn significantly higher salaries than females. (SK)

Using unique data from a survey of University of Michigan Law School graduates, we test various models of how sex differences in pay, labor supply and job settings should have evolved as women entered the elite male field of law. We compare the sex gap in earnings 15 years after graduation for two cohorts of lawyers and find that it has remained…

Since the late 1970s, an increasing number of states have required students to pass statewide high school exit examinations (HSEEs) in order to graduate. States have usually adopted HSEEs in response to the perception that a substantial number of graduates lack skills that are required for success in the modern economy. What do these educational…

This article explores the experiences of adult learners and tutors on a particular externally assessed distance-learning degree programme. On this programme, assignments are set, reviewed and graded independently of the on-site tutor by the external awarding body. An analysis of eight interviews with four tutors and four graduates from one such…

In most states those aspiring to be school superintendents must satisfy a series of post-master's requirements to receive the necessary certification. At the University of South Carolina, these academic requirements can be met through the completion of a 33 credit hour program culminating in an educational specialist's degree. A survey of recent…

The Department of Human Communication at James Madison University initiated a program of assessment for majors in September 1990. A committee decided to focus in the first year on the cognitive core of information which students hopefully would have mastered, and, with faculty input, established a 30-item list of objectives for graduates of the…

This article contains the results of a study which showed men who had participated in intercollegiate athletics had fared as well or better in their ability to earn money than those men who had not taken part in the intercollegiate athletic program. (RC)

This article presents data that were collected on the occupations of sociology major graduates between 1965 and 1972 of Southwest Texas State University. The principal occupations were social service, teaching, and secretarial positions. Suggestions are made for a review of the educational goals of undergraduate sociology instruction. (Author/DE)

The initial phase of a follow-up study of rehabilitation counseling graduates from 1957 to 1971 at the State University of New York at Buffalo is described. Results indicated that the majority of graduates secured jobs in the rehabilitation field related to their training. (Author)

The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) employs a combination of mail, telephone, and personal interview data-gathering techniques. The NLS quality control process begins with editing each returned questionnaire to determine if certain key items are answered and if responses are consistent. If the respondent failed…

A follow-up study of recent graduates of the College of Education at the University of New Orleans was developed to continue the organized assessment program of the College. Information gathered by the investigation is intended to provide the basis for revision of the undergraduate teacher education program and the development of effective…

An eight-year program of evaluation of students and graduates of the teacher education school at Tennessee Technological University is described. This evaluation project culminated in an intensive longitudinal study of graduates since 1973. The purpose of the study was to provide information for faculty and administrators of teacher education…

THIS PROJECT ANALYZED PERSONALITY CHANGES IN COLLEGE WOMEN AS MEASURED BY A DISCHRONIC SERIES OF TEST BATTERIES. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE THOSE CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND OPINIONS OF AN EXTENSIVELY TESTED SAMPLE OF COLLEGE WOMEN. SIX GRADUATING SENIOR CLASSES AND SIX ENTERING…

THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGES INCLUDED IN THE NEW YORK STATE SYLLABUS FOR BOOKKEEPING I AND BOOKKEEPING II COURSES HAD BEEN USED BY FORMER BOOKKEEPING STUDENTS IN THEIR BUSINESS LIFE, POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL LIFE AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH CERTAIN NEW PRACTICES NOT…