Discusses a study that followed roughly equivalent samples of vocational and nonvocational graduates. Includes personal comments and advice bearing on the school-to-work transition. (JOW)

Describes a study that compared salaries of one and two year library masters program graduates over a 22 year period. Possible explanations for the results are suggested, and the viability of extended library masters programs is discussed. (CLB)

Presents an integrated model for the design or redesign of curricula (the Masters of Business Administration curricula in this case). The model integrates input from three major interest groups--the university, business and industry, and students. The model requires both curriculum-related responses and job-related responses. (CT)

A summary of a study of optometry graduates conducted by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is provided. The data covered aspects of recently graduated O.D.s' experience in obtaining a state license, becoming established in practice, and their practice characteristics. (Author/MLW)

Some of the programs in general internal medicine are now reaching the point at which surveys of graduates can help assess program strengths and weaknesses. A survey of graduates from the University of Colorado School of Medicine is described. (MLW)

A survey of 29 graduates of a learning disabilities secondary program revealed that 18 were employed, with semiskilled or unskilled occupations predominating. Positive of the program (including that 24 resultsare either former students working or being trained) are noted as well as inadequacies (such as an underrepresentation in postsecondary…

The population of practicing engineers in Israel was analyzed by age, specialization, and country of training. These results were compared with results of a questionnaire survey of Israeli engineering graduates on the need for continuing engineering education in Israel. Results are reported and discussed. (JN)

Presents a brief rationale for selected aspects of program evaluation in counselor education. A brief description of instrument development, evaluation program objectives, and instrument uses and additional evaluation program components concludes with the presentation of a graduate follow-up instrument. (Author/JAC)

Discusses a study that found that students with ownership types of supervised occupational experience programs (SOEP) were more likely to be engaged in full-time agricultural occupations and those who had placement types of SOEPs were more likely to be in nonagricultural occupations. (JOW)

This research examined the causal relationships between students' background characteristics, participation in secondary marketing and distributive education (MDE), and socioeconomic attainment seven years after graduation. The results suggest that participation in secondary MDE and in cooperative education are positively associated with higher…

Data from 290 respondents to a questionnaire sent to the first 390 male graduates who qualified during the 20-year period after the school became coeducational in 1948 are given and compared with those from a previous survey of the female graduates. Differences are discussed. (LBH)

Two graduate follow-up studies were analyzed for factors predicting likelihood that a graduate would stay in-state or migrate out-of-state. Slightly more than half of the bachelor's degree recipients from the class of 1993-1994 were included in the first sample, and responses were received from 522 graduates. In the second survey, 717 graduates…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect the educational preparation curriculum had on graduates of Sam Houston State University's Educator Preparation Program as they began their professional careers. The population was drawn from all graduates receiving certification in elementary education from 1997 through spring 2000. A…

Aggregate measures of labor market conditions for recent science and engineering Ph.D. recipients changed only slightly between April 1993 and April 1995. The unemployment rate for all recent Ph.D.s rose from 1.7% in 1993 to 1.9% in 1995. The rate of recent Ph.D.s involuntarily working outside the field of their degree similarly rose slightly from…

This practicum report describes the development of a student assessment survey to evaluate whether the liberal arts programs at Northeastern University (Massachusetts) were meeting the needs of the adult student population. Emphasis was on determining appropriate content and format design for a student assessment survey. A student outcomes survey…