ERIC Number: ED536992
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 150
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Alberta Post-Secondary Graduate Outcomes Survey: Class of 2005-06
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
In November of 2007, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology contracted Insightrix Research, Inc. to conduct a survey of individuals who graduated from post-secondary institutions in Alberta in the fall of 2005 or the spring of 2006 (excluding apprenticeship graduates, who are surveyed through a separate initiative). The purpose of the survey is to determine graduate satisfaction with their post-secondary experiences and graduate employment outcomes approximately two years after graduation. Key results are compared with two previous waves of research, the first conducted in 2004 of the 2001-02 graduating class and a second conducted in 2006 of the 2003-04 graduates. A total of 17,164 graduates responded to the survey, resulting in an overall valid response rate of 48%. In all, 17,059 are graduates of a parchment program and 105 are graduates of a non-credit program. The margin of error at 95% confidence is plus or minus 0.5 percentage points. This paper offers the key findings of the research. Survey Instrument is appended. (Contains 33 figures, 179 tables and 3 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Graduate Surveys, College Outcomes Assessment, Participant Satisfaction, Demography, Articulation (Education), Financial Support, Education Work Relationship, Salary Wage Differentials, Employment Qualifications, Majors (Students), Information Sources, Student Loan Programs, Grants, Scholarships, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Educational Benefits, Individual Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Bayesian Statistics
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. 11th Floor Capital Boulevard, 10044 - 108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6, Canada. Tel: 780-427-6297; Fax: 780-427-5927; e-mail: Library.Learning@gov.ab.ca; Web site: http://advancededucation.gov.ab.ca
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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