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ERIC Number: ED128036
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-May
Pages: 19
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The Research and Development of a Post-Secondary Follow-up Management Information System for Texas (Project FOLLOW-UP).
Reed, Jim F.; Cox, Jeannene
This paper reports an overview of Project FOLLOW-UP, whose purpose was to develop, test, and validate a statewide management information system for follow-up of Texas public junior and community college students. The system designed is for use by machine or manual processing and is thus useful to small and large institutions while interfacing with present state reporting systems and extant Texas community college follow-up systems. It is flexible so that a college can adapt the system to its unique needs in order to obtain consistent information for use in local planning and evaluation. Elements of the system, which can be utilized individually or in combination, include: (1) Student's Educational Intent, (2) Withdrawal Follow-up, (3) Nonreturning Student Follow-up, (4) Graduate Follow-up, (5) Employer Follow-up, (6) Adult and Continuing Education Follow-up, and (7) State Follow-up Reporting. Among the characteristics of the system are pre-tested procedures and instruments for data collection, flexibility, provision of a mechanism for system evaluation, and structure around the concept of an educational management information system. A statewide Delphi technique study was utilized to obtain consensus on needed system characteristics. Procedures of the Delphi study are described, and the system brochure is appended. (JDS)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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