In October of 1974 a follow-up study was conducted using a sample of 50 Master's level graduates in guidance and counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. Questionnaires were mailed to derive information relative to (1) professional employment, current and preferred, (2) professional skills most frequently used and (3) graduate courses…

This manual is designed to aid the user in measuring consumer satisfaction with vocational rehabilitation services. The manual contains materials which were used by the West Virginia Research and Training Center in a followup study. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for assessing the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services by…

Of 1,629 students enrolled in the fall semester of 1975 at Allegany Community College, 340 (20.9 percent) did not re-register for spring 1976. Although the fall enrollment contained almost twice as many full-time as part-time students, more than half of the non-returning students were part-time. Attrition also correlated to age of the students,…

The purpose of this study was to examine several of the leading journals in science education in order to determine how many of the research studies reported contained followups of a retention nature. Four journals were examined: (1) Journal of Research in Science Teaching, (2) Science Education, (3) Journal of College Science Teaching, and (4)…

This report is a followup evaluation of a study on differences between adolescents who seek counseling and those who do not. The primary purpose of this followup study was to determine if the differences found in the original study continue to exist and also to determine if any discernable effects of counseling could be found. Subjects were…

The longitudinal study of 110 junior high school boys and girls had the following objectives: (1) to test a developmental theory of career choice, (2) to determine whether there are significant sex difference in career sequences and, (3) to determine if self concepts and other factors influence career choice. The subjects were interviewed every…

This laboratory and research center for the training of correctional officers and personnel developed a program to provide: (1) a substantive framework of knowledge, (2) intensive training in learning principles, human behavior, communication procedures, and teaching techniques, and (3) practice in teaching under supervision for the in-service…

The Kvaraceus Delinquency Proneness Scale (KD Scale) was developed as an instrument designed to aid in prediction of future juvenile delinquents. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the predictive validity of the instrument over a 5-year period. Indexes of delinquency adjustment and academic achievement served as the validational…

The second in a series of reports providing information about current and former students of Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania), this study describes the graduates of the college, their post-graduate activities, and their evaluations of experiences at the college. A questionnaire was distributed to alumni who were graduated in 1966,…

In this study, a group of first graders who had attended full-year Head Start were compared cognitively to a group of first graders who had been eligible for Head Start but did not attend. Results of the study may be suspect because the children who participated in Head Start were selected from the most deprived of those eligible; therefore study…

The introduction to this paper defines educational evaluation, offers historical details on this facet of higher education, and presents the subject in perspective against the broad spectrum of higher education. Section 2 presents a general overview of practices and literature on teacher preparation and educational evaluation, and section 3…

This project was an effort to field test a theoretical model suggested in an American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education publication entitled "An Illustrated Model for the Evaluation of Teacher Education Graduates." The model was designed to obtain objective, quantifiable data on graduates of the teacher preparation program of Western…

This report focuses on the vocational and educational activities and accomplishments of the graduates of the University of Illinois. Results of a questionnaire survey indicated 83.0 percent of the graduates responding to the survey were employed. There was virtually no difference in the employment rate for men and women graduates. Married women,…

This is the sixth in a series of follow-up studies of the baccalaureate graduates of the University of Virginia. Data were obtained from 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1972 graduate's responses to a questionnaire seeking information from them about 6 months after graduation. The responses from baccalaureate graduates in all undergraduate…

York County (Canada) rolled back the age requirement for kindergarten admission so as to permit the enrollment of four-year-olds wherever space was available. This was done because kindergarten enrollment in many communities were declining and if junior kindergartens were established in all community schools, many would have very small…