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Franchak, Stephen J.; Spirer, Janet E. – 1978
This handbook for state and local education agencies is intended as a reference to assist in initiating and/or improving follow-up systems or studies of former vocational students. A companion volume focuses on follow-up studies of special populations (see Note). Section 1, which contains information on use of the handbook, also introduces the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Research
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. Div. of Post-Secondary Education. – 1980
The New Hampshire Technical Institute and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges graduated 906 students from 45 occupational programs during the 1978-79 academic year. By October 1979, 710 graduates (78%) were employed in full-time positions; 98 (11%) were continuing their education full-time; 6 (1%) had entered military service; 27…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Manitoba Dept. of Labor and Manpower, Winnipeg. – 1980
A survey of the 3,095 students who graduated from the three campuses of Manitoba Community College between August 1977 and July 1978 was conducted in summer 1979 to determine graduates' employment status, earnings, average hours worked per week, education/job relationship, and the location and type of their employment. Major findings, based on a…
Descriptors: Age, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Manitoba Dept. of Labor and Manpower, Winnipeg. – 1979
Based on follow-up studies of the 1975, 1976, and 1977 Manitoba Community College graduates, this handbook outlines the employment experiences of graduates from 20 vocational programs in the health and personal services, business and administrative studies, applied arts, industrial and technological arts, and teacher education divisions. Programs…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Ayers, Jerry B. – 1980
Followup studies of graduates of the Tennessee Technological University have been conducted and reported since 1973. This report presents the findings of the seventh year of the project. The first chapter contains an overview of the total operation and a summary of the major purposes of the project. Chapter two contains a presentation and analysis…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Graduate Surveys, Job Satisfaction, Longitudinal Studies
KOBERNICK, ALLAN; STAVROS, DENNY – 1966
THE SAMPLE WAS COMPOSED OF 22 NEGRO MALES AND 28 NEGRO FEMALES EMPLOYED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW, AND 17 NEGRO FEMALES, RECENTLY EMPLOYED BUT UNEMPLOYED WHEN INTERVIEWED. A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE TRAINEES SELECTED, AND A MAIL-OUT INTERVIEW WAS USED IN COLLECTING DATA FROM EMPLOYERS. THE DIFFERENCES IN THE OCCUPATIONAL…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Experience
Phillips, Shirley C.; Lucas, John A. – 1977
A follow-up survey on the employment of the 55 recent (1973-1976) graduates of the Operating Room Technician (ORT) program at William Rainey Harper College revealed that 51.2% of the 41 respondents had some college work prior to Harper enrollment; 63.5% were currently employed full-time, 14.5% part-time, 17% were voluntarily unemployed, and 5%…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities
Hastbacka, Edwin A. – 1966
The Occupational Training Center prepared mentally retarded young adults (over age 15, IQ range 30 to 70, average IQ 55) who were beyond regular schooling for competitive employment. The training program consisted of 60 to 90 mentally and multiply handicapped students per year (35 at a time) and used subcontracts from local businesses. The…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Programs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Paul, Krishan K. – 1976
A review of followup study research is reported which focused on issues and trends in the evaluation of vocational education programs and their implications for human resource development. The analysis of representative studies selected from a survey of the literature is divided into four sections, one for each of four types of studies: (1)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Armstrong, David F. – 1978
In this 1977 survey, the fifth in a series of followup studies of career curriculum graduates of Montgomery Community College (MCC), 248 of 396 graduates indicated they were working in jobs related to their college programs; of these, 208 (84%) provided employer names and addresses and permission to contact them. Questionnaires drew responses from…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Choice, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes
Moshier, Kenneth – 1978
This module on guidance and counseling is one of a set of seven on vocational students and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following the module objective…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School, Bloomsburg, PA. – 1975
A school-based job placement service model, designed to help seniors find suitable employment, has been operational at the Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School since April 1974. The final report discusses the activities of the model since its inception, with emphasis on the period from July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 (Phase 3).…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Employment Services, Grade 12
Roesler, Elmo V., Ed. – 1971
A survey was conducted among alumni of Asheville-Bancombe Technical Institute. Questionnaires were mailed to approximately 941 alumni, and 691 or 73 percent were returned. Questions dealt with: (1) personal background information; (2) graduates' experiences with employment, military service, and post-two-year college work; (3) graduates'…
Descriptors: Alumni, Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Experience
McCracken, J. David – 1972
To provide substantive and methodological information concerning systematic vocational placement and followup to individuals responsible for educational program change, a project was conducted to develop three publications, each for different audiences: (1) school board members, (2) teacher educators, and (3) local school personnel. Information…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Education, Change Agents, Educational Change
Solmon, Lewis C.; And Others – 1976
A 1974 follow-up survey of college freshmen of 196l probed the job-relatedness of educational background, job satisfaction, perceptions of jobs and long-range goals, and necessity for college education on the job (especially in such subject areas as business administration and English). The relevance of the survey sample to youth affected by the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Business Administration, Employment, Employment Qualifications