Each year, New Jersey's Hudson County Community College (HCCC) surveys graduates from the previous year to determine their subsequent career/educational progress and satisfaction with the college's programs and services. In August 1996, questionnaires were mailed to 172 graduates from 1995, with 47 returning completed surveys. Study findings…

This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of a program that provides publicly-funded treatment and support for persons who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs and who are judged to be indigent, unemployable, and incapacitated due to their addiction. The study focused on two client outcomes: (1) determine employment outcomes during an 18…

A study was conducted to identify key long-term research areas for Nebraska's vocational education community. The Delphi survey technique was used with 22 Department of Education personnel, 18 of whom completed both rounds of the study. A 1-5 Likert rating scale was used to identify 23 research topics, which were thematically clustered into the…

A follow-up survey was conducted of all clients of Wisconsin's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) services whose cases were closed between October 1988 through November 1989. Of the 9,052 surveys mailed out, 2,498 (27.6%) were returned. The following percentages of program completers reported some kind of work within 6 months of leaving…

Each year the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) conducts surveys to determine the opinions of employers about the preparation of graduates of vocational programs. The 1992 survey focused on eight specific occupational training areas (i.e., child care services, computer programming and analysis, dental assisting,…

This study compared the careers of women who graduated from all-girls independent secondary schools to the careers of those who graduated from comparable coeducational schools, in order to determine if there are differences between the career choices of these two groups. Comparisons were made of the number of women in each of 10 traditionally-male…

The development of apprenticeship programs in several Latin American countries was investigated with a focus on the results of an industrial apprenticeship program in Santiago, Chile. The program studied was the Instituto Nacional de Capacitacion Profesional (INACAP), the national vocational training institute of Chile. The purpose of the study…

A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) to determine the placement status of 1981-82 graduates from the college's occupational programs. Data for the study were obtained from five sources: a survey of 1,497 program graduates; Department of Labor and Employment Security Files; State University System files; an employer…

A study investigated those transitional patterns that account for substantial numbers of young people moving from secondary education to employment. Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972; and the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience, Youth Cohort, including high school transcripts of a…

The relationship between cumulative grade point average (GPA) and the time needed to secure employment in the field of study was studied with 108 business college graduates during 1982-1984. Information was obtained through a computer listing of graduates from Robert Morris College, a private Illinois institution that provides intensive career…

This paper describes the contours of a program of research focused on Australian youth and the transition they make within and between education and work. The project was initiated in 1978 and centered on longitudinal mail surveys. Questionnaires were sent to three cohorts aged 24 to 25 years old, 20 to 21 years, and 15 to 16 years. Samples…

Graduation rates of mature age unmatriculated students who were admitted to the University of New South Wales were studied, along with employment outcomes for graduates. The study focused on the first five cohorts of special admissions students (1975-1979). The graduation rate of special admission mature age students compared favorably with that…

This report discusses the enrollment of females and males by vocational education program in Texas for fiscal years 1984 through 1987. Figures and tables depict the percentages of females and males enrolled in each of the vocational programs on the secondary and postsecondary levels. Additional tables in the appendixes reveal other status…

In 1983, a follow-up study was conducted to gather information on the employment and educational status of 1979 graduates of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) The survey questionnaire, which requested background, employment, and educational information and sought the graduates' opinions of MCCC programs and services, was mailed to 580…

In spring 1988, a telephone survey was conducted of students who had been enrolled in Howard Community College's (HCC's) Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET) program between 1972 and 1987. The study sought to gather information for future student recruitment and program planning efforts. Responses were obtained from 43 (35%) of a potential…