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Download full textSweeney, Janet C.; And Others – 1990
This study was conducted to examine the differences between teacher education graduates who entered teaching the year following graduation and those who did not. A career path model was developed and tested in order to examine the influence of various factors on the career paths of teacher education graduates at various stages. The model provided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Career Choice, College Graduates
Dincher, J.; Meltesen, Cal – 1990
In 1989, a follow-up study of nursing program graduates was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to examine their employment patterns, further education plans, and evaluate particular aspects of their WRHC experience. Questionnaires were mailed to 105 nursing students who graduated in 1988. Results were compared with previous surveys…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1990
In 1989, a follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of alumni and dropouts 6 to 7 years after they had left WRHC. The study sought to provide a general assessment of the long-term impact of WRHC on its students. The target population was composed of all 1981 and 1983 transfer alumni, all 1982 career alumni, and a…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Research and Planning. – 1983
In 1982, 46,818 students graduated from all Kentucky high schools; 23,232 (49.6%) were boys and 23,586 (50.4%) were girls. There were 42,700 students graduated from public schools, which represented 65% of the 9th grade enrollment of 1978-79. There were 4,118 students, or 8.8% of the state total, graduated from non-public high schools. Sixty-nine…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Employment Statistics
MacLeod-Gallinger, Janet – 1985
A total of 748 graduates of the classes of 1964, 1974, 1980, 1982, and 1984 from 24 secondary programs for the deaf responded to the survey questionnaire of the 1984-1985 Secondary School Graduate Follow-Up Program for the Deaf. Graduates provided information about their postsecondary labor force activities, employment, occupations, earnings, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Deafness
Conroy, William G., Jr.; Diamond, Daniel E. – 1976
The six-year study examined the impact of various secondary school occupational education programs upon the lifestyle of Massachusetts students, classes of 1969 and 1973. Focusing upon school-labor market relations, the report aims to provide a base for improving policies to prepare and guide students into successful careers. Four substantive…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
Palmo, Artis J. – 1990
A study compared the high school, postsecondary education, and work experience records of graduates from four high school programs of study. Graduates of Academic/College Preparatory (ACP), General (GEN), Home School Business Program (HSBP), and Area Vocational-Technical School (AVTS) from 1982, 1985, and 1988 were surveyed during the 1989-90…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Chi Square, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Exhibit and Analysis of 1990-91 Carl D. Perkins Research Project (Non-allocated II-B). Final Report.
Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. – 1991
A Pittsburgh School District study compared vocational, academic, and general students for the years 1983, 1986, and 1989. It collected information on secondary experience, postsecondary options, postsecondary education/training dropout and completion rates, employment history, geographic mobility, and income history. A specific question related…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Chi Square, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Anderson, Kristine L. – 1984
The effects of the nature of the college/university on students' academic persistence and attainment, achievement goals, and occupational attainment were studied. Students entering academic programs at two- or four-year colleges by fall 1974 were studied using findings of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Choice, College Desegregation, College Students
Anderson, Kristine L. – 1984
The effects of institutional types and their structural and compositional characteristics on students entering two- or four-year academic programs were examined, with a focus on students' educational attainment. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Individual student variables were considered,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Choice, College Desegregation, College Students
Maxfield, Betty D. – 1981
Data on the employment status of Ph.D.s in the United States, with emphasis on racial minorities, are presented. The information is based primarily on the 1979 Survey of Doctorate Recipients but also is derived from the annual Surveys of Earned Doctorates. Demographic and employment statistics for the total population of Ph.D.s in science,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Asian Americans, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences
Lucas, John A. – 1980
Part of William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) evaluation of its career programs, this report summarizes two career alumni follow-up studies conducted by WRHC in 1976 and 1978 and two statewide studies conducted by the Illinois Community College Board--a longitudinal study of 1974-entering, career, community college students and a follow-up of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Sullivan, Eugene J., Ed. – 1978
This conference report presents an executive summary of a 1976-77 study on external degree programs conducted by the Bureau of Social Science Research in cooperation with the American Council on Education, the keynote address, summaries of panel commentaries on research implications and policy implications, and a conference summary. The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports
Wasser, Henry, Ed. – 1978
Proceedings from a conference on the economics of higher education are presented. Following an introduction by Henry Wasser and opening remarks by Mina Rees, a paper by Gareth Williams is presented. In "The Buffer Under Pressure: An Examination of the British System of Financing Higher Education in Periods of Affluence and Stringency,"…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Conference Reports
MANDELL, WALLACE; SULLIVAN, CLYDE E. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR A SAMPLE OF YOUNG JAIL INMATES ON RIKERS ISLAND IN NEW YORK CITY AND TO EVALUATE THEIR SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCE AND ADJUSTMENT UPON RELEASE. OF 264 INMATES SELECTED UPON THE BASIS OF TESTING AND OTHER CRITERIA, 137 WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND 127 TO A CONTROL GROUP.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
