Meant to study post secondary educational and vocational activities, the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) is reported to have consistently succeeded in overcoming diminishing response rates and sample attrition found in other longitudinal surveys. The purpose of understanding the focus and experiences affecting…

The fourth mail and personal interview followup survey from October 1979 to May 1980 is reported as part of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). The report is methodological, historical and descriptive in nature, but contains no analytical results. Reference to earlier reports is provided in determining post…

The retrospective study evaluated the postschool adjustment and status of 172 Australian young adults (ages 18 to 28 years), all with some disability of motor function including cerebral palsy, polio, and results of accidents. Structured interviews with the Ss and their parents were used to obtain information on problems imposed by the disability,…

STUDENTS WHO DID NOT RETURN FOR A SECOND YEAR WERE CODED ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME SPENT IN THE COLLEGE AND THEIR RECORDS CHECKED FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS ATTEMPTED AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND GRADE POINTS EARNED. A 1-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO 967 SUCH STUDENTS AND THE RESULTS FROM THE 222 REPLIES WERE ANALYZED. A SEPARATE CHECK WAS MADE…

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)…

A study of 5,085 University of Pennsylvania 1964-65 graduates twelve to thirteen years after graduation showed that many individuals have the capacity to move across occupational boundaries and have done so. Graduates were from twenty-three different schools not including medical, law, dental, and veterinary students. Four instruments were…

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-…

The adult vocational training received by Indians under Public Law 959 was evaluated to determine benefits of institutional training programs and to develop manpower policy recommendations. Criteria of the evaluation included employment experience, income, labor force attachment, and benefit cost ratio. Of the approximately 670 Indians who…

Graduates of associate degree programs in Oklahoma who secured employment within and outside of the state were compared on their response to the following variables: (1) personal and socioeconomic background, (2) attitude toward Oklahoma, (3) attitude toward variables related to employment, (4) employment practices of employers, (5) economic…

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 annual survey of non-returning Montgomery College students from the years 1971 to 1973 was conducted in order to examine reasons for choosing to leave the college, identify trends, determine the status of students at the time of the survey, and assess the impact of their college experience on current activities. The 454 usable responses (20…

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…

A followup survey of 1,128 1971 graduates from trade, industrial, and health education programs at five secondary schools in North Dakota used a 27-item questionnaire and obtained responses from 852 graduates. Questions covered: (1) employment experiences, (2) evaluation of the vocational programs, and (3) recommendations for improving the…