This is a study done in 1973-74 through questionnaires sent to recent Ph.D.s in comparative literature and to potential employers. Questions were asked regarding the kinds of teaching positions held, if they were held, the type of institution, the permanency of the job, and the informants' subjective evaluation of the job. (SC)

Reports the results of a questionnaire designed to obtain data on enrollments, graduates, growth status, and other facets of baccalaureate programs in engineering technology. (GS)

Substantial gaps exist in information relating to the educational experiences of students and the variables which affect student satisfaction, postsecondary participation, and the eventual occupational choices of individuals who have gone through the Oregon educational system. This study focused on a cohort of individuals, the high school class of…

The purpose of this user's manual is to document the procedures used to collect and process postsecondary school transcripts for members of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 who had attended any postsecondary institutions since leaving high school. In addition, this manual will provide researchers with the technical…

Responding to surveys by the State Council on Vocational Technical Education, Minnesota's technical institutes identified 1,169 of their students who graduated during the 10-year period prior to 1984 and who subsequently established or purchased business enterprises. The collection and analysis of these data represented key steps by the Council,…

This one-page abstract summarizes the final report of a federally funded project titled, "Post-School Status of Young Adults Identified as Learning Disabled While Enrolled in Public Schools: A Comparison of Those Enrolled and Not Enrolled in Learning Disabilities Programs." The follow-up study compared the status of 25 students diagnosed…

This document provides statistical data about dropouts and graduates of the Iowa public schools, presented in the form of tables and graphs. Much of the data is presented in enrollment categories based on size of the school population and merged areas. These tables and graphs are included: (1) fiscal 1987 secondary school dropout rates by…

The study investigated job-related outcomes experienced by young adults self-identified as handicapped, selected from the 1980 Sophomore cohort of the High School and Beyond data set. The study examined aspects of transition from school to work in the first job after high school and group differences associated with these variables. Also examined…

This volume presents a summary of the responses of 62 first-year teachers to a seven-page instrument entitled, "An Appraisal of My Preparation as a Teacher at Bowling Green State University." A copy of the instrument is presented. Selected narrative summary comments are made, and following these comments are summary tabular data related…

This document describes the instruments and procedures of the graduate follow-ups and program and product evaluations conducted from 1970 to 1978 by Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Three teacher education product follow-up evaluative activities which have been completed are reviewed, and a fourth study being conducted during the 1977-78…

A SURVEY OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE ALUMNI PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT CAREER PATTERNS. CROSS SECTIONS OF ALUMNI FROM THE EARLY TO THE MIDDLE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED ONE GROUP OUT OF COLLEGE FOR FIVE YEARS, ONE FOR 10, AND ONE FOR 15. THESE GRADUATES WERE SENT A 62-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH ELICITED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION,…

THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENT JOB STATUS, THE JOB OR EDUCATIONAL STATUS AS OF OCTOBER 1959, THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND NATURE OF FORMAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND GRADES OF JOBS HELD, AND THE PRESENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE GRADUATES WHO HAD COMPLETED 3 OR MORE YEARS OF…