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Schrader, Marvin A. – 1984
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of Lakeshore Technical Institute's (LTI's) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program, questionnaires were administered to 1982 program graduates (N=45) and their employers (N=43) requesting an assessment of the graduates' preparedness to perform 39 nursing functions. Responses were submitted to a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Graduates, Competence
Download full textSouth Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1985
This report is the second in a series of reports on an eight-part study of South Carolina's vocational education system. The report describes the methodology, findings, and conclusions of a study of students' perceptions of and experiences with the vocational system. Part I reports the results of a written survey administered to nearly 1,000 high…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Education, Educational Attitudes, Females
Brown, Sylvia J. – 1984
A study investigated whether graduates of cooperative education programs, especially those who remain with a former co-op employer, report a greater sense of power in their jobs than other new college hires. Two mechanisms by which cooperative education might lead to this outcome were hypothesized: better organizational socialization and greater…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Education, Career Planning, College Graduates
Benson, Stephen D.; Whittington, Marna C. – 1975
An impact analysis of the Vocational Opinion Index Transition System (VOITS) was conducted by studying the first six months of its implementation at a Minneapolis vocational training center. (The VOITS program provides skills training personnel with an early diagnosis of an individual's "Job Readiness Posture" and guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Individualized Programs
Greener, Jean W.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1982
The extent to which 148 teachers felt that their training programs prepared them to teach students with special needs was examined. A questionnaire was developed to ascertain whether teachers were able to carry out reponsibilities mandated through the passing of Public Law 94-142. Respondents were asked to rate their overall preparation and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Evaluation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality
Martin, Mary K.; And Others – 1980
A study examined career aspirations and job attainment among women returning to college in Maryland. To determine the effectiveness of Maryland continuing education programs for women, a random sample of 767 women aged 32 to 45 from seven institutions (universities, colleges, and two-year colleges) were surveyed by telephone to obtain information…
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Strategies, Continuing Education, Demography
Florida Career Education Demonstration Consortium, Tallahassee. – 1977
Three Florida counties (Broward, Orange, and Pinellas) formed a consortium for demonstrating the most effective methods and techniques in career education at the secondary level. A career education model was developed which was designed to provide (1) career awareness and exploration experiences for all students, 9-12; (2) alternative salable…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Consortia
Woodnutt, Tom – 1978
Using a sample of all graduates and a randomly chosen group of leavers (those who had completed three terms over a four-year period), a study was conducted at Chemeketa Community College to develop a model survey instrument for employers to evaluate the automotive technology program. Several steps were followed in the development process,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Auto Mechanics, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Al-Bukhari, Najati Mohammed Amin – 1968
To investigate and analyze the role of Jordanian secondary industrial schools in meeting manpower needs and to determine the relative costs and effectiveness of occupational preparation through industrial schools as compared with general schooling or on-the-job training, followup questionnaires were mailed to 352 graduates from two industrial…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
Riesenberg, Lou E.; Stenberg, Laurie A. – 1990
A follow-up of 1983 Idaho high school graduates who had participated in secondary vocational education sought to determine program effectiveness and efficiency. Idaho public school graduates of 1983 were the population. Data were collected from transcripts and two different mail questionnaires. The Idaho Student Followup questionnaire assessed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
Baldwin, Anne – 1993
Part of an effort to demonstrate performance outcomes at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, this report provides data on enrollment, completions, and job placements for Associate in Science (AS) graduates at the college from 1984-85 through 1992-93. The first section discusses program review at M-DCC, indicating that a program is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Owens, Thomas R. – 1985
A followup study conducted in 19 high schools throughout Oregon involved 1,296 early leavers and graduates of the class of 1981. Both vocational education and nonvocational students participated. Data came from three sources--surveys of former students, transcripts and permanent files of these students, and program rating data from vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
1984
This report on the feasibility of the placement rate concept contains a body of knowledge about the limitations and uses of the placement rate concept for comparing and assessing vocational and job training programs offered by different program providers in California. The report is divided into three parts. Part I, the executive summary, is…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Employment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Enoch, Lloyd W. – 1977
In a follow-up study of secondary school students who completed vocational education programs in the Roanoke City Public Schools during the 1975-76 school year, students and their employers were asked to rate the effectiveness of the vocational instructional programs in relation to twelve aspects of employment. Questionnaires were sent to 381…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Menz, Frederick E.; And Others – 1978
An optimal vocational evaluation program is described which was provided as part of a treatment of vocational and school behaviors of 119 reluctant learners from twenty-two rural school districts. (The 60-hour vocational evaluation process involved out-of-school psychometric and work sample testing over a two-week period.) An alternative in-school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Educational Testing
