ERIC Number: ED128041
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1976-Aug
Pages: 98
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Reference Count: 0
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Graduate Employer Follow Up. TEX-SIS FOLLOW-UP SC2.
Patterson, Larry K.
This report details the development and implementation of an employer follow-up system, by Amarillo College (AC) as a subcontractor for Project FOLLOW-UP, designed to determine employer assessment of the effectiveness of training received by AC graduates in their employ. The study was conducted in two sequences; in each, employer names and addresses were obtained through graduate follow-up surveys. In the first sequence, an interview instrument was designed and personal interviews were conducted with employers of 1974 graduates. In the second sequence, questionnaires were mailed to employers of 1975 graduates. The initial mailing, a reminder letter three weeks later, and a second questionnaire mailing the following week resulted in a 91% employer response rate. Findings and conclusions of the study indicate that employer follow-up can be a valuable tool for developing an accountability model and may provide necessary reporting documentation data. Employer follow-up studies should utilize mail-out questionnaires designed for computer analysis, rather than the costly and time-consuming personal interview technique. Appended are numerous computer-generated data analyses, the graduate and employer survey instruments used in the study, and related study materials. (JDS)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Tarrant County Junior Coll. District, Ft. Worth, TX.; Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Occupational Research and Development.
Authoring Institution: Amarillo Coll., TX.
Identifiers: Project FOLLOW UP; Student Followup Management Information System; TEX SIS FOLLOW UP; Texas
Note: For related documents, see JC 760 473-483; Pages 74 through 86 of the original document may reproduce poorly due to small size of type


