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ERIC Number: ED145145
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Apr
Pages: 17
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Parallel Follow-Up.
Morton, J. B.; And Others
Two methods used to collect follow-up data on vocational education graduates to determine their postgraduate occupational and educational activities are (1) to ask the graduates themselves and (2) to ask the teachers to report the status of their graduates. The objective of this study was to compare data that was collected using each method and determine if the system used by Oklahoma (teachers reporting) was accurate and adequate considering the costs of each method. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,215 graduates; 413 usable questionnaires were returned. From the information provided by the graduates, codes were assigned to each individual, teacher reports for those same graduates were compared, and the percentage of exact agreement between the teacher responses and the student responses was calculated. Findings indicated that teachers were still doing an adequate job of reporting student status information, and it was recommended that the teacher follow-up be continued rather than changing to the more costly and time-consuming method of student follow-up. Frequency tables of responses are included in this report and a sample graduate questionnaire and the follow-up instrument sent to teachers are appended. (BL)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
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