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Download full textClaudy, John G. – 1973
Holland's theory of vocational choice assumes that most persons can be categorized into six types in accordance with their personality attributes. These six types are: Realistic, Investigative, Social, Conventional, Enterprising and Artistic. From Holland's theory, a high degree of congruence between personality type and occupational choice is…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development, Followup Studies
Peer reviewedAsche, Marion; O'Reilly, Patrick – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1978
The article discusses the provisions and intent of Title II of the Education Amendments Act of 1976 relating to job placement and employer satisfaction. In evaluating the success of vocational education programs student and employer follow-up data will play an important part. (MF)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedDillon, Roy D. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1978
Personal interviews were conducted with 26 former teachers (agricultural education graduates of the University of Nebraska) to identify reasons for leaving the teaching profession. Sixteen factors were given as the number one reason for leaving. Factors relating to the opportunity to begin farming and ranching accounted for the majority of the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Change, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKleinberg, Jeffrey L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
Using Super's Career Pattern Study data, this study investigated the high-school age correlates of occupational stability and change among 148 men between the ages of 25 to 35. Only high-school grades were positively, though weakly, associated with both occupational stability and the degree of vocational progress. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development, Followup Studies
Direct linkPincus, Fred L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1986
Reviews research showing the effects of community college vocational education on program graduates' employability and income. Cites studies revealing women and minorities concentrated in programs for low-paying occupations. Warns of the problems in overemphasizing high technology and contract training programs. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Females, Minority Groups
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1997
This report provides information from graduates of selected occupational programs regarding the effectiveness of their Illinois community college experience, addressing such issues as employment status, and satisfaction of employment and components of the educational program completed. A total of 3,578 former students who graduated from 40…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Conklin, Karen A. – 2000
This document summarizes fall 1999 major findings of Johnson County Community College's (JCCC's) career program effectiveness in the following categories: utilization of community college preparation, community college experiences, satisfaction with JCCC, current educational endeavors and future educational plans, and employer perceptions. A total…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Peer reviewedBryant, C. Douglas – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1980
A study of the career progression patterns of agricultural education majors at North Carolina State University revealed that 94 of the 338 graduates are teaching vocational agriculture. This number represents roughly one-fourth of the vocational agriculture teachers in North Carolina. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedGurney, Ross M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Two studies are described in which the causal attributions of unemployed school-leavers are studied. The leavers who were out of work favored more external attributions. Prior to leaving school the groups did not differ, but the employed shifted toward more internal causal ascription. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSilberman, Harry F. – Educational Leadership, 1979
An essay review of Volume VI of the Youth in Transition series. (MLF)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Competency Based Education, Dropout Characteristics, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedAzari, Cynthia E. – Community College Review, 1996
Describes a study that used a wage-record database to determine, after five years, the educational and employment outcomes of 1988 vocational education graduates and program completers of Washington State community colleges. Analyzes results related to student ethnicity, salaries, and gender and discusses implications for colleges and legislators.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduate Surveys, Job Placement, Outcomes of Education
Delaney, Anne Marie – 1995
This analysis illustrates how alumni survey research can assess outcomes for graduates of master's degree programs and also be responsive to program goals, policy concerns of administrators, instructional values of the faculty, and standards of professional practice. Issues related to survey design and analysis are discussed, based on a study of…
Descriptors: Alumni, Educational Quality, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Payne, William H., Jr. – 1995
During fall 1994, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) surveyed employers of the college's recent graduates to evaluate the occupational success of PVCC graduates and the effectiveness of the college's academic programs in preparing graduates for work. Surveys were sent to the employers of 41 graduates from the class of 1992-93 who had…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Lachs, Avraham – 1991
A study was conducted to determine the effects of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) approved training on the income and job satisfaction of its graduates. It was designed to determine whether participants in approved training programs did go on to careers that were monetarily and psychologically more rewarding. A group of 28 persons (14 males…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Employment Potential, Entry Workers
Monson, J. B.; And Others – 1990
A study examined the job performance of high school graduates in entry-level jobs versus the job performance of nongraduates in entry-level jobs. An 11-item survey was randomly distributed to 100 businesses located in the area served by the Greenville County School District, South Carolina. Employers completed a survey for each employee who met…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
