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Berkey, Arthur L. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1971
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
McCracken, J. David – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1971
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)
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Job Placement, Program Evaluation, Research Problems
Dennison, John D.; And Others – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1983
Describes the first phase of a vocational followup study of 3,680 college and 4,811 technical institute students in British Columbia. Delineates the profile that emerged of student demographic characteristics, educational and work backgrounds, educational objectives, and future education and career plans. (SK)
Descriptors: Paraprofessional Personnel, Profiles, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives
Herr, Edwin L.; Long, Thomas E. – VocEd, 1980
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)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance, Longitudinal Studies
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O'Reilly, Patrick A.; Asche, F. Marion – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies, Research Problems, Secondary Education
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Bachman, Jerald G.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1979
A longitudinal study was conducted of over 2,000 young men through high school and for five years beyond. This excerpt from Volume VI of the Youth in Transition series presents a number of the authors' recommendations. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
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Thomson, William A.; And Others – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1991
Findings of a follow-up study of 2,408 graduates of Baylor's High School for Health Professions (1975-89), which received 1,190 responses, were as follows: (1) 64 percent maintained career objectives in health professions; (2) gender and race/ethnicity influenced traditional career choices; and (3) financial support and counseling were not…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice, Educational Attainment, High School Graduates
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Hearn, James C.; And Others – Journal of Education for Business, 1993
Survey data from 6,476 postsecondary students and 2,525 nonstudents were examined for postschool effects of student participation in typing and keyboarding coursework on employment, earnings, further education attainment, and related equity and cost-effectiveness issues. Results indicate significant positive effects on almost all aspects examined.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Income
Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc., Harrisburg, PA. – 1992
Project Re-Entry was a follow-up study of the status of more than 5,000 former students of the Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who either never completed the entire General Educational Development (GED) test battery or completed the entire GED battery but still lacked enough points to earn a GED…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Nontraditional Education, Outcomes of Education
American Vocational Journal, 1975
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)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Depleted Resources, Energy, Job Placement
Benson, Dennis K. – 1990
Appropriate Solutions, Inc. (ASI), the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) follow-up data collection contractor for the state of Ohio, reviewed "JTPA: Another Federal Training Fraud," issued by the CATO Institute. ASI found the report exceptionally shallow and unquestionably misleading. The report appeared to be unaware of the mandated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
Friedlander, Jack – 1985
In winter 1983, a survey of Napa Valley College (NVC) graduates was conducted to determine the percentage of 1983-84 graduates who achieved their goal by the time they left NVC; graduate satisfaction with instructional quality and with the overall quality of NVC; graduate satisfaction with employment or transfer preparation; employment patterns;…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Freeman, Donald J. – 1988
A substantial proportion of teacher education institutions administer follow-up surveys to their graduates at some time or other, and many institutions repeat these surveys at regular intervals. Despite the prevalence of such surveys, most institutions develop and administer their own questionnaires without benefit of the experiences of others.…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Wise, Wilmer E.; Matthews, Cherritta L. – 1987
This study sought to replicate a 1984 Vermont study on the work status of handicapped youth, using data from 415 mildly and moderately handicapped students who graduated high school in 1985 in Delaware with either a diploma or a certificate. The study also sought to expand the Vermont design to include a broader range of factors relating…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Buffie, Edward G. – 1982
A questionnaire was sent to 97 Indiana University School of Education students who had participated in the Block Program during 1980 to 1982 to ascertain their employment situations. The Block Program option, for junior or senior year students, is characterized by: (1) team instruction and program flexibility; (2) articulated study in program…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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