This report reflects Waukesha County Technical College's (WCTC) job placement study of 1999 graduates. It summarizes by degrees and programs the employment status, salaries, job titles, and employers of former students who graduated between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. The data were obtained through a survey conducted from October 1999 through…

Describes how one school in Great Britain helps handicapped youth adapt to working life. (Editor/SB)

This article summarizes suggestions in a review and synthesis publication developed by Dr. Kenneth Little for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education at The Ohio State University. (GB)

The authors outline the purpose and scope of the Penn State Vocational Development Study, and discuss the value of such longitudinal research in understanding career-related behavior and improving vocational guidance. (SK)

Follow-up of vocational students can be used not only to fulfill federal requirements but also to improve the quality of vocational programs and increase cooperation between various agencies. The authors studied over 160 follow-up systems and have included recommendations for improvement. (Author)

The article reports John L. Baird's review of the repercussions of the energy crisis. Other speeches summarized deal with follow-up and placement in Florida (where it's the law) and Michigan's comprehensive assessment of occupational programs in all public community colleges. (Author/AJ)

TO HELP EVALUATE THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 37 OF THE PROGRAM'S GRADUATES (1963-66) AND TO THE 93 DENTISTS IN THE SERVICE AREA. THIRTY-TWO GRADUATES AND 58 DENTISTS REPLIED. THE DENTAL ASSISTANTS PERCEIVED THE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS CHAIRSIDE ASSISTANCE, X-RAY SKILLS, RECEPTIONIST DUTIES, BOOKKEEPING…

STATE STAFF, LOCAL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL OF CONNECTICUT CONDUCTED 32 VOCATIONAL RESEARCH STUDIES. EACH IS SUMMARIZED TO INCLUDE PROJECT NUMBER, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, PROJECT CONSULTANT, PURPOSE OF STUDY, SOURCE OF DATA, AND FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS. SOME STUDIES ARE PRESENTLY IN PROGRESS. THEY INCLUDE--(1)…

PHASE ONE OF THIS STUDY IS A FOLLOWUP, BEGINNING MARCH 1968, OF GRADUATES OF OCCUPATIONAL CURRICULUMS. OF THE 429 GRADUATES QUESTIONED, 211 (49.18 PERCENT) REPLIED. INFORMATION WAS SOUGHT ON THE JOBS THEY TOOK, THE SALARY RANGES, THE KIND OF FIRMS HIRING THEM, HOW MANY WENT ON TO 4-YEAR SCHOOLS, WHICH SCHOOLS THEY WENT TO, AND WHETHER ON A FULL-…

A two-part survey of 265 of Montana's approximately 2,300 post-secondary vocational technical education students was designed to measure student job skills in the State's job market and to provide a base for improving vocational education. The first part involved mailing questionnaires to 600 students randomly selected from 897, and was…

The purpose of the study was to obtain employment status information for students six months after graduation from high school, to compare the similarity of the students' responses to teachers' report of the students' employment status, and to determine if there were any variations in reports of employment status from one occupational field to…

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…