An assessment of the reliability of the followup questionnaire given to 715 graduates of the postsecondary Minnesota Area Vocational-Technical Institutes is presented. The questionnaire was designed to gather information that would facilitate decision making concerning vocational programs. Reliability was based on the consistency of group…

This investigation into the "reasonable" expectations for post high school employment and education effects of secondary school vocational education makes use of follow-up data to focus on (1) the process of measuring the difference made by secondary vocational education and (2) the likely difference made in Minnesota. (Author)

Procedures for assessing the educational and employment activities of former high school students are presented and evaluated through a test conducted in seven Minnesota school districts (14 high schools). The procedure consisted of data gathering forms, an assessment procedures manual, and a computer program summarizing information for school…

This paper examines the qualities and limitations of information utilization in special education program planning and improvement; discusses the results of a federally funded transition follow-along and follow-up research and demonstration project in Minnesota; and describes methods for organizing, managing, and reporting follow-along and…