A followup study was conducted to determine the number and percentage of former vocational agricultural students who left high schools in Virginia from 1954-1966 and who were engaged in farming and other occupations in 1967. Occupational records of 32,270 former students who had completed 1 or more years of vocational agriculture were secured from…

This follow-up study of associate degree graduates from career curricula at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC, Pennsylvania), attempts to: (1) investigate the activities of these graduates; and (2) obtain opinions from these graduates and their employers about their education and employment. Data were obtained from questionnaires sent to the…

Examines the Key Courses Follow-Up System in use at Central Piedmont Community College--a comprehensive plan to follow up all types of students enrolled in a specific course or combination of courses within a program. Defines key courses, discusses faculty involvement, lists advantages and disadvantages of system. (TP)

Sharp differences have been found between students in farm and non-farm vocational agriculture programs, and student's place of residence appears to be the most critical variable in designing agribusiness programs. (SB)

Data from 7,179 graduates of high schools that sent students to Altoona Vocational Technical School (AVTS) and 962 responses to a questionnaire provided information about enrollment trends, vocational credits, postsecondary experience, and work experience. (SK)

For the third year, an Employer Satisfaction Survey collected ratings given by Tennessee employers to recent graduates recognized as secondary vocational-technical program completers. On a statewide basis, the average number of eligible employers per eligible program was 7.5. In total, the usable rate of return was 62 percent (798 employers). The…

A study examined whether, holding work experience and sex constant, exposure to vocational education during secondary school was related to incidence of nonfatal work-related injuries. Data were from the 1987 and 1988 annual National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience interviews of young adults who were between 14 and 21 years old on…

A longitudinal study began with a sample of Missouri graduates from the class of 1981 and extended over a five-year period. Thirteen area vocational-technical schools along with their corresponding sending high schools participated. A strict random sampling procedure produced roughly equivalent samples, one of vocational graduates and a second of…

A major challenge confronting vocational educators is to justify programs in economic terms. The purpose of this study was to propose and implement a cost-benefit analysis model to determine the economic outcomes of secondary vocational education programs at the local level. For the study, a cost-benefit model for secondary vocational education…

A Study investigated skill training, job placement, and follow-up services for the vocationally handicapped of sheltered workshops in Utah. Two questionnaires were developed, one to ascertain pertinent data about clients from the sixteen workshops of Utah and the other from the placed clients, for validation purposes. All but one workshop…

A SURVEY OF ALL PRIVATELY OWNED VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN NORTH DAKOTA WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THESE SCHOOLS. THE 16 INCLUDED ONE BARBER, EIGHT HAIRSTYLING, ONE DATA PROCESSING, ONE MECHANICAL, AND FIVE BUSINESS SCHOOLS. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON AGES OF STUDENTS, PERCENT WORKING WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL, TYPES OF…

This document provides background about the physically handicapped, relevant legislation, and the results of both the business and industry survey and the graduate/completer follow-up conducted during the project reported in CE 026 163. Chapter 1 reviews selected references dealing with legislative mandates and disability statistics of the…

This regional conference assessed the status of guidance programs as they relate to area vocational-technical schools (AVTS), and formulated strategies for improvement in this area. The discussions of the following issues are summarized: (1) providing a balanced educational experience, (2) effective communications between sending schools and AVTS,…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RECEIVED BY MALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND INITIAL EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT SURVIVAL, JOB ADVANCEMENT, AND JOB SATISFACTION. DATA WERE SUPPLIED BY QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY 310 OF 374 GRADUATES WHO HAD COMPLETED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OF MILITARY SERVICE AND LESS…