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Institution | Northern Montana Coll., Havre. Montana Center for Vocational Education, Research, Curriculum and Personnel Development. |
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Titel | A Follow-up Study of the 1988 Graduates of Postsecondary Vocational Programs in Montana. |
Quelle | (1988), (39 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Educational Attitudes; Graduate Surveys; Job Satisfaction; Outcomes of Education; Participant Satisfaction; Postsecondary Education; Program Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; State Programs; Technical Education; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; Vocational Followup; Vocational Schools; Montana Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Regierungsprogramm; Technikunterricht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule |
Abstract | A follow-up study was conducted of the 1988 graduates of vocational-technical centers, three community colleges, and Northern Montana College. Data were gathered through a survey form mailed to 714 graduates (from a sample of 1,258), yielding 300 responses (43 percent). Approximately 33 percent of the respondents received a degree in technical studies or business, 16 percent in health, 13 percent in general studies, and 6 percent in agricultural program areas. Some of the findings of the study were as follows: (1) more than one-third of the graduates intend to pursue more education, and about half were undecided; (2) almost three-fourths of the graduates indicated that their completed coursework was good to excellent in meeting their continuing education needs; (3) 87 percent of the respondents considered their coursework to be of immediate or long-term direct benefit to their career plans; (4) graduates rated ancillary services highly, except placement services, which may have suffered by comparison because of the sluggish economy; and (5) graduates related a high level of satisfaction with the usefulness of the programs and training received for performing their present jobs. The study recommended that annual follow-up studies be conducted in order to ensure that Montana's postsecondary vocational-technical education programs continue to be relevant to student needs and the job market. An addendum supplementing this follow-up study is attached. It contains two tables which relate the employment status of the graduates and reported salary by programs completed. (KC) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |