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Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Dept. of Vocational Education. – 1976
A study was conducted to develop a packet of individual instruments for use in evaluating and perfecting the effectiveness of all special vocational education programs in Colorado. Nine special programs located in schools in eastern Colorado were selected for the study. A literature review, on-site observations, and individual interviews were used…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Students
Download full textBaratta, Mary Kathryne – 1977
Placement, unit cost, retention and attraction data for all programs at Moraine Valley Community College for which information was available were used to determine which programs needed in-depth evaluation. Four of the 24 associate degree programs (secretarial science, radiologic technology, power machine technology, and industrial supervision)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends, Evaluation Criteria
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
The 2001 Australian national Survey of Employer Views on Vocational Education and Training (VET) was similar to earlier studies but included more questions about employers' views about recent VET graduate employees. The survey was a sample survey and provides estimates of the results that would be found had all employers in Australia been…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Johnson, Amy W.; Summers, Anita A. – 1993
Seventeen studies that linked school characteristics and labor market performance were analyzed. Each met five criteria: labor market characteristics of students after they left high school were used as output measures, quality measures of schools were identified as inputs, reasonably sophisticated statistical procedures were used, "hard" measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Employment Level
New Educational Directions, Crawfordsville, IN. – 1977
This report synthesizes the evaluation results of forty-five federally funded K-12 career education programs. Although, according to the author, diversity in individual program goals and evaluation procedures made the synthesis difficult and inconclusive, the tabulated evaluations are used to provide a status report on career education's progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development
Collett, Dave – 1978
A longitudinal study was undertaken in Alberta to pilot an evaluation model which was devised by Robert E. Stake and which could provide feedback on the merit and effectiveness of vocational education in the provincial high school curriculum. Using both student records and questionnaires administered to the students, information was gathered over…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Franchak, Stephen J.; Spirer, Janet E. – 1979
This handbook for state and local education agencies is intended as a reference to assist in initiating and/or improving follow-up systems or studies of former vocational students classified as special populations. The handbook is a complement to Evaluation Handbook: Guidelines and Practices for Follow-Up Studies of Former Vocational Students,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dropout Research
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
A study compared surveys conducted in 2000 of the graduates of Australian TAFE (Technical and Further Education) and university bachelor programs and outlined some of the similarities and differences between the two sectors. Some of the key findings of the study are the following: (1) 89 percent of TAFE graduates were employed or in further study…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
O'Brian, Benjamin H. – 1985
A study examined the perceptions of employers in the aircraft maintenance industry regarding the effectiveness of recent graduates of Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA)-approved maintenance schools. Of the 100 employers who were contacted, 68 returned usable surveys. Based on responses, it was concluded that the views of employers in the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Aviation Mechanics, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Salinas Union High School District, CA. – 1974
Two high school classes, from each of five high schools, separated by five years in time of graduation, are studied and analyzed in depth. Their educational and employment activities as well as selected attitudes towards the high school experience are reported in abundant detail. The research method used was stratified sampling. The crucial…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Evaluation, County School Districts
Holt, Marianne; Lucas, John A. – 1992
In a continuing effort to measure the quality of their Dental Hygiene program, explore the need for changes, and substantiate the program's goals for accreditation standards, a follow-up study was conducted of the 1991 Dental Hygiene program graduates from William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois. Surveys were mailed to all 28…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dental Hygienists
Holt, Marianne; Lucas, John A. – 1993
In a continuing effort to measure the quality of their Dental Hygiene program, explore the need for changes, and substantiate the program's goals for accreditation standards, a follow-up study was conducted of the 1992 Dental Hygiene program graduates from William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois. Surveys were mailed to all 29…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dental Hygienists
Holt, Marianne; Lucas, John A. – 1991
In a continuing effort to measure the quality of their Dental Hygiene program, explore the need for changes, and substantiate the program's goals for accreditation standards, a follow-up study was conducted of the 1990 Dental Hygiene program graduates from William Rainey Harper (WRHC) College in Palatine, Illinois. A survey was mailed to all 30…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dental Hygienists
Nelson, Orville; And Others – 1991
This report presents a summary and synthesis of data from 169 Wisconsin schools, all of which conducted extensive vocational program self-evaluations in 1987-91. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the evaluation project process, including the survey instruments used and a list of participating schools. The next eight chapters review selected data…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Career Planning, Employer Attitudes
Nelson, Orville; And Others – 1991
This report presents a summaay and synthesis of data from 43 Wisconsin schools, each of which conducted an extensive vocational program self-evaluation in 1990-91. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the evaluation project process, including the survey instruments used and a list of participating schools. The next eight chapters provide a review of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Career Planning, Employer Attitudes
