This self-study and evaluation guide on vocational services is one of 28 guides designed for organizations who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the…

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between training and job performance and 30 independent variables which were assumed to be related to success or failure of 67 adult males enrolled in vocational programs. Psychological, sociological, educational, employment, and economic measures were utilized to collect data on these…

MATERIALS RELATING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE CENTER'S VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG INMATES ARE PRESENTED TO SHOW A DEVELOPMENTAL PICTURE OF THE PROGRAM. OF 650 INMATES, 372 APPLIED FOR TRAINING, 50-60 WERE REFERRED TO ACADEMIC SCHOOL, 120 WERE SERVED, 109 GRADUATED, 50 WERE EMPLOYED, 59 WERE AWAITING PAROLE, AND 120 WERE AWAITING…

A STUDY OF THE 1953, 1954, AND 1955 WEST TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAD COMPLETED 1 OR MORE YEARS OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE WAS CONDUCTED TO (1) DETERMINE PRESENT OCCUPATIONAL STATUS, (2) DETERMINE FACTORS RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE, (3) EVALUATE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS AS RELATED TO OCCUPATIONS, AND (4)…

As part of an annual Cerritos College follow-up of non-returning vocational students, this report for 1976-77 determined the employment success of these students, collected information on how useful the coursework was to skills and knowledge required for their jobs, and solicited comments on coursework areas that needed improvement. A sample of…

This survey gathered information from recent University of Northern Iowa teacher education graduates on attitudes toward aspects of the University's teacher education program, on circumstances leading to employment, and on certain employment conditions. The sample in this survey included elementary, secondary, and "special area"…

This paper gives the results of a followup study of the graduates (1970-76) from the college of Education at the University of Maine at Orono. Questionnaires were sent to randomly selected graduates, 342 of whom responded. Twelve basic topics were covered in the survey: (1) How did you find your present job? (2) What was the most important reason…

In developing evaluation techniques for its 28 accredited vocational and technical programs, the major goals of Oakton Community College were (1) program improvement and (2) communication of needs and findings between users and trainers. One of four Clusters containing several diverse vocational/technical curricula was selected for initial…

The conference report summarizes the state of the art of apprenticeship, as determined by a decade of systematic research, and offers recommendations for changes in policy and in practice. Eighteen papers, all dealing with fundamental problems in apprenticeship and skill training in the United States, were presented at the conference by…

The objective of the project was to provide the guidelines and format for a procedure that could be used for assessing the placement and followup of vocational graduates. A model for obtaining accurate feedback as to the kinds of success graduates are having in the world of work was developed. The survey instrument used for collecting data was…

Eliminating the unstable employment period for college graduates in the first year or two after graduation, the followup study of the Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) 1972 liberal arts graduates was undertaken in November, 1974. Of 735 liberal arts graduates in 1972, there were 375 respondents. The liberal arts graduates reflected a…

This document includes reports of two follow-up studies of New River Community College graduates. The 1973 graduates in transfer programs, associate of arts, and associate of science degree programs are examined in terms of: (1) types of degrees and curriculums they completed; (2) their transfer status; (3) their evaluation of the New River…

This report describes post-community college activities of former occupational/technical students at 13 Virginia community colleges. The colleges identified 11,623 former students as eligible, of whom 3,433 were graduates who had earned an associate degree, diploma, or certificate. An overall response rate of 61 percent was obtained, 73 percent…

In this fourteenth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and nonpublic high schools, an overview of a 10-year period (1959-1969) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1969. Comparative data are presented on the holding power of Kentucky schools,…

Project TALENT is a national longitudinal study which tests secondary school students with a two-day test battery. This paper reports on a follow-up study made five years after the tests were given to a sample of 440,000 high school students to determine the degree of correspondence between test results and later realization of career plans.…