A 5- and 10-year follow-up study of vocational-technical school graduates was conducted to obtain and analyze graduate data that could assist planning toward improvement of the state vocational-technical schools. Data concerning school and employment were collected by questionnaire from 974 graduates: 364 from the class of 1958 and 610 from the…

Western Kentucky University is engaged in testing an evaluation system designed to obtain objective, quantifiable data on graduates of its teacher education program. Each year 20 elementary and 20 secondary participants are randomly selected at the beginning of their student teaching experience. Participants are observed during their preservice…

The Post-High School Plans Survey has been conducted annually by the Office of High School Relations of the State System of Higher Education since 1956. The survey is distributed to high school seniors in all high schools in the state each fall, and the completed questionnaires are returned directly to the Educational Coordinating Council for…

This report presents a brief summary of data gathered from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during fiscal year 1973. The survey is conducted annually by the Commission on Human Resources (CHR) of the National Research Council. Questionnaire forms are filled out by the graduates as they complete all requirements for their doctoral degrees. The data…

Because occupational training for the disadvantaged presents special problems for the educator, this study provides information on some of the needs of disadvantaged students. Data were collected by the Occupational Training Information System and the Oklahoma Research Coordinating Unit from the full time occupational students in the state. The…

This is a report of an extensive follow-up study of Lake Land College transfer students at Eastern Illinois University. An analysis of their grade point average (GPA) term by term reveals a drop in GPA the first term after transfer and subsequent recovery. This phenomenon, known as "transfer shock," is compared with results obtained in…

The purpose of this study was to determine migration and occupational patterns of Ohio vocational agriculture graduates and to identify any relationships between individual characteristics and migration during the first 5 years following their graduation in 1963. Nearly 200 responses by graduates of 45 randomly selected vocational agriculture…

This follow-up survey of Hawaii Community College vocational-technical graduates from 1968-1971 was undertaken to (1) indicate general trends in their labor force status, and (2) determine how these trends might be used to evaluate present programs. The first part of the report presents cumulative trends for 1968-1971, and the second part focuses…

The geographic area served included five counties in northeastern Oklahoma. Needs and interests of students enrolled in adult basic education courses were assessed by questionnaire. Counselor interviews with interested students followed, which focused on job requirements and qualifications, preparations, and training. Guest…

Data for the study was obtained by surveying recent graduates of electronics programs and their employers. Analysis of the data identified: core skills (the guideline for basic programs) and selected job profiles (guideline for job trainee preparation). The core skills profile and the telecommunications technician job profile are appended.…

Describes the results of survey of librarianship students in the United Kingdom who graduated from college in the years 1969 to 1977. Tables displaying type of degree, professional position, and year graduated are included. (JVP)

This study was designed to identify the factors significantly influencing the current compensation received by male graduates of two-year-college business and engineering/technology programs. Using stepwise multiple regression, the importance of including employer and job attributes, as well as personal characteristics, in the examination of…

Students tend to evaluate those activities in which they participated on the college campus as being important to their life satisfaction, i.e., extracurricular activities for leaders, academics for nonleaders. (KR)

A follow-up study of sociology graduates of a Canadian university indicates that most continue their education, usually in schools of education or social work. Many, especially women, become teachers; many work in social welfare agencies. Work status, attitudes towards sociology, comparisons with graduates from other disciplines, and background…

As part of a feasibility study, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science sent questionnaires to baccalaureate graduates to determine their interests in obtaining a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, how many hours of instruction they would be willing to undertake, and interest in a full-time clinical experience. (SW)