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Download full textWest Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1978
In response to a directive of the West Virginia Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Schools prepared this overview of student achievement in the state which reviews state level activities to enhance school conditions, and summarizes major recommendations for plans to improve student achievement. Indicators of schooling outcomes include…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Assessment
Lach, Ivan J.; And Others – 1978
Objectives, methodologies, and procedures for conducting a follow-up study of 1977-78 occupational program graduates of the Illinois community colleges are outlined in this handbook. One of three planned studies of former occupational students (FY1978 program graduates, FY1979 occupational skill completers, and FY1979 and FY1980 program leavers),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Data Processing, Government School Relationship
HAINES, PETER G.; OZZELLO, LAWRENCE M. – 1966
THE 1964 GRADUATES OF MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOLS WHO HAD BEEN COOPERATIVE TRAINEES WERE SURVEYED 10 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION. THE HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATORS SUPPLIED ADDRESSES AND CLASS RANK OF THE 5,420 TRAINEES. EACH TRAINEE RECEIVED A QUESTIONNAIRE AND, IF NECESSARY, A FOLLOW-UP LETTER AND DUPLICATE QUESTIONNAIRE WITHIN 2 WEEKS. USABLE QUESTIONNAIRES…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Attendance, Cooperative Education, Distributive Education
SALISBURY, C. JACKSON; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTIVE BASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION. BASIC DATA WERE PROCURED FROM INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, AND OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF BUSINESSES DEEMED BEST QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED INFORMATION. THE REPORT INCLUDES--(1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Distributive Education, Educational Programs, Employers
LANGBEHN, WILLIAM A. – 1966
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IN THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SCHOOLS, (2) IDENTIFY OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE, (3) IDENTIFY ENROLLEE CHARACTERISTICS, (4) RECOMMEND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT, (5) DETERMINE ENROLLMENT MOTIVES, AND (6) CHECK THE STATUS OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Employment Opportunities
PDF pending restorationBecker, Heather Anne; And Others – 1980
The self-reported employment status, job-hunting behaviors, and career potential of current jobs for liberal arts/natural sciences graduates and nonliberal arts/sciences graduates at the University of Texas at Austin were studied approximately six months to one year after graduation. Sixty percent (151 persons, representing a 21 percent return…
Descriptors: Business Education, Career Ladders, Careers, College Graduates
Ayers, Claude V. – 1980
Fifty randomly selected adults, who had attained their high school diploma through Surry Community College's (SCC's) General Educational Development (GED) program in 1978, were surveyed in 1980 to determine: (1) the usefulness of GED participation in gaining employment and in obtaining promotions and salary increases; (2) the percentage of GED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Employment Level
Bathroy, Michael; DiCarlo, Robert D. – 1980
A survey of the graduates who had earned an associate degree in liberal arts or career programs at Greenfield Community College (GCC) from 1977 was conducted to determine the graduates' vocational and/or educational pursuits. Major findings for all GCC graduates, based on a 42% response rate, include the following: (1) 84% had been employed…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Uthe, Elaine F. – 1980
The objective of a project was to make vocational educators aware of the many job titles for which physically handicapped persons are currently employed and to aid in planning vocational programs for them. The project identified a list of occupational titles held by physically handicapped individuals, identified teaching procedures for the various…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1977
This monograph contains follow-up information gathered by 54 Texas postsecondary institutions on 1975-76 occupational/technical graduates of both certificate and associate degree programs. Data are reported for 8,763 graduates from a total population of 13,958. The highlights were that: (1) 71% of the graduates were full-time employees in their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
Schwirian, Patricia M.; And Others – 1979
As part of the three-phase national study to provide information to form a basis for predictions about successful nursing performance, a review was conducted of the performance of nursing school graduates at their first jobs. In March, 1976, questionnaires were mailed to a cohort of 1975 graduates who were selected by school officials as having…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Hornbostel, Victor O.; And Others
The primary research objectives of the 44-month project were to determine the extent to which members of experimental and control groups would differ, after training in academic achievement, vocational achievement, personal-social characteristics, and job placement and job success. The subjects were unemployed or underemployed school dropouts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Baratta, Mary Kathryne – 1977
To evaluate the long-term benefits of attendance at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC), a three-year follow-up study was conducted of the 620 1974 graduates (324 transfer and 296 occupational students). Each graduate was sent a questionnaire collecting information on involvement with MVCC after graduation, present educational status,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Benefits, Followup Studies
PDF pending restorationQueen, John E.; Rusting, Jean – 1977
Questionnaires were mailed to a sample of 1,980 non-returning, non-occupational students who had been enrolled at Cerritos College during spring 1976 but did not return in fall 1976, in order to test the applicability of the California community college Student Accountability Model (SAM), a statewide follow-up system for occupational students, to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Educational Objectives
Brown, Sylvia J. – 1976
A comparative study of the alumni of 12 cooperative and 12 noncooperative education programs examined the following facets of career development: Views toward undergraduate career preparation, characteristics of first full-time job, and characteristics of current employment situation. In addition, the mail questionnaire measured differences in…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education
