THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENS TO CAREER AMBITIONS AFTER THE COLLEGE GIRL MARRIES, WHETHER INTERESTS AND AMBITIONS CHANGE IN SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS DURING MARRIAGE, AND IN WHAT WAYS MARRIED WOMEN WITH CAREER AMBITIONS DIFFER FROM THOSE WITH NONE. RESPONDENTS TO A FORCED-CHOICE QUESTIONNAIRE WERE 310 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN…

Increasingly, those individuals and institutions working with teachers-to-be are assuming responsibility for the performance of their graduates. One measure of an undergraduate teacher education program is the perceptions of its graduates. In studies using G. Thomas Baer's questionnaire for program evaluation, several recurring themes or common…

A State-wide followup, personal interview survey was made of 1,396 Virginia vocational agriculture graduates, from the classes of 1968 through 1972 and representing 34 percent of the total, to ascertain the percentage who made use of 144 content items usually taught in vocational agriculture, and whether used items were used on- or off-the-job.…

With the increased use of the follow-up study on graduates, it has become necessary to research and compare the results of alternative methods of data collection on a diverse student population. The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective data collection method by examining the rate and nature of responses and the cost of three…

The development and documentation of procedures to conduct a comprehensive follow-up survey in addition to the compilation of the perceptions of recent graduates regarding the quality of their preparation for teaching were the goals of this investigation. The sample consisted of 196 1973-74 graduates of teacher preparation programs under the aegis…

This study compared 127 vocationally undecided college graduates matched by sex, age, and major with graduates who had selected an occupation on a Survey of Graduating Seniors. Undecideds had a significantly lower GPA than decideds, intended noncareer activities following graduation, less often were going to graduate school, and were far less…

This report presents the findings of a survey of College of Education alumni which was designed to determine how effective the college programs have been in providing (a) avenues of upward mobility for students, (b) opportunities for new careers in education, and (c) information on the extent to which graduates are functioning in roles for which…

To identify and describe secondary vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing the total placement rate when compared with other courses of instruction, 445 programs were selected through a literature search, mail and telephone inquiries, personal contacts, and other means. The evaluation of each program was studied,…

Fifty graduates (96.1 percent) of Colorado State College during the years 1960-1968, receiving a degree of doctor of education in industrial arts education, returned a questionnaire designed to collect information about the effectiveness of the doctoral program in preparing them to function in their current positions. The study covered the…

The purpose of the 6-year Minnesota Student Characteristics and Occupationally Related Education Project is to identify criteria which are useful to counselors and others in the selection and counseling of post-high school vocational-technical students as they choose specific vocational-technical curriculums. The initial phase collected…

Questionnaires were sent to the 1972 graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Education as part of a follow-up study to determine what teaching competencies the respondents felt they needed in the performance of their job and which of these topics or competencies were not adequately covered in their preservice preparation. The 44 items…

This document reports the results of a survey of graduate student admissions at the State University of New York. Results indicated that on the master's level: (1) There were 21,924 applications for master's degree programs in 1972. (2) Acceptance rates for these applications varied widely from 27% to 98%, with an average of 62% of the…

This report presents a brief summary of data gathered from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during fiscal year 1972. The Survey is conducted annually by the National Research Council. Questionnaire forms, distributed with the cooperation of the Graduate Deans, are filled out by the graduates as they completed all requirements for their doctoral…

Research was conducted to determine whether statistical sampling techniques' could be applied effectively in followup studies of high school graduates and, if so, what sampling model is most appropriate. Records at four high schools in the Santa Barbara area were examined to develop statistical, demographic profiles of two populations, the 1970…

In order to update the March 1970 study of the status of the Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree for preparing junior college and college teachers, questionnaires were sent to the graduate deans of the 288 member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States on September 15, 1971. Questionnaires were also sent to the graduate deans…