A group of 41 registered nursing graduates of the 1974 class at Bakersfield College was surveyed in the summer of 1974 as part of a nursing education follow-up study. In the summer of 1975, the same group was surveyed again in order to compare the perceptions and aspirations reported by the graduates one year after graduation with those reported…

The main purpose of a followup of Minnesota area postsecondary vocational-technical institute graduates was to determine what happens to graduates after they leave school. Information obtained from graduates and their employers allows school personnel to judge the effectiveness of their programs and how they might be improved. Experience with the…

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences established the Afro-American studies program as a department after reviewing a careful, reasoned analysis by a committee of Harvard professors who had worked for almost a year to develop the program. The Rosovsky Report and the faculty's action in creating a department of Afro-American Studies, represented honest…

The two studies which received the 1975 Robert E. Slaughter Research Award in Business and Office Education are summarized in the document. The first paper, entitled "Effectiveness of Model Office, Cooperative Office Education, and Office Procedures Courses Based on Employee Satisfaction and Satisfactoriness Eighteen Months After…

The 31 documents included in this compilation of Harcum Junior College institutional research inquiries are designed to assess existing college goals and practices and provide suggestions for new programs. The documents, grouped under eight subject rubrics, reflect some of the current concerns of private women's two-year colleges: (1) alumnae…

The tables contained in this document present data concerning the 1973-74 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data were secured through the State Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1974. Table 1 presents…

The Ethnic Student Services coordinated and assisted the Minority Graduate Recruiter Visitation Program which was conducted during the Fall Semester, 1974 at the University of Texas at Austin. The major purpose of the program was to assist minority students in expanding their awareness of graduate and professional school opportunities as part of…

Trends in graduate characteristics at Los Angeles Community College (LACC) are analyzed for the period from 1962-1975 and are compared to data from other California community colleges. Numbers of graduates are tallied according to sex, day or evening status, January or June completion, and major. The total number of associate degrees (AA) awarded…

Access to college for ethnic minorities and the poor remains very limited. Four times as many high school graduates from high-income families enter the University of California than do graduates of low-income families. The entrance rate to the State University and Colleges for high-income graduates is twice the rate for low-income graduates. An…

A shortage of qualified personnel in the field of geography in 1966 led to this national survey which assessed the current number of geographers in American colleges and universities. The principle source of information came from a set of questionnaires sent to the chairmen of 267 geography departments across the country. The results indicated…

This report supplements a 1966 report measuring trends in the production of geography graduates (see related document SO 008 431). The statistical information in this report was collected from published sources and a questionnaire sent to geography department chairmen in 1971. The results of the questionnaire indicate a surplus of Ph.D. graduates…

Following the same format as the original document "Adult Career Education Counseling and Guidance Resource," the guide provides supplemental information on sources relative to the field of adult counseling and guidance. The resource aid, which is directed to the adult educator or counselor as well as graduate students in adult or counselor…

The objectives of the study were: to survey the 1970 through 1973 graduates of the Springfield High School Vocational Office Education program to determine the specific tasks they performed on their jobs, the skills and knowledges required, and the education and training needed; to survey employers of these graduates for the purpose of identifying…

The extent of the University of South Carolina's (USC) appeal to academically talented students was examined and potential areas of difficulty in recruiting such students were defined in a questionnaire study. The sample of academically talented students included all of the 1974 semi-finalists from South Carolina in the National Merit Scholarship…

The eight-year longitudinal study was conducted by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) district, Buffalo, New York to determine the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of vocational education in that region. The study consisted of three phases plus a comparison with academic programs in the district. The phases included; (1)…