Follow-Up Study of 1993 Dental Hygiene Graduates. Volume XXII, Number 17, June 1994.

Autor/inn/en	Holt, Marianne; Lucas, John A.
Institution	William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL. Office of Planning and Research.
Titel	Follow-Up Study of 1993 Dental Hygiene Graduates. Volume XXII, Number 17, June 1994.
Quelle	(1994), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Allied Health Occupations Education; College Graduates; Community Colleges; Dental Hygienists; Followup Studies; Graduate Surveys; Job Satisfaction; Job Search Methods; Job Skills; Outcomes of Education; Participant Satisfaction; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; Salaries; Student Attitudes; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; Vocational Followup + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Produktive Fertigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Fragebogen; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Schülerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	In an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of its dental hygiene program, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, conducted a follow-up study of its dental hygiene students. The survey instrument was mailed to all 31 1993 dental hygiene associate degree graduates, and a response rate of 97% (n=30) was attained. Results of the study included the following: (1) all but one of the respondents was employed, with the exception being a graduate who voluntarily became a homemaker; (2) among the employed, 55% held full-time jobs, 28% held two part-time jobs (equivalent to full time), 14% were employed part time by choice, and 3% were employed part time involuntarily; (3) the average annual full-time salary rate was $43,500, which was 3.5% higher than previous years and by far the highest salary paid to any WRHC graduate group; (4) 97% of the respondents indicated that they were satisfied with their chosen profession; (5) the most frequently awarded benefits were reduced fees for dental work (83%), Christmas bonus (72%), uniform allowance (76%), paid holidays (62%), and paid vacations (55%, the lowest level in the study's history); and (6) of 41 specific job tasks, the graduates reported that they were very well prepared for 22 tasks, more than adequately prepared for 12 tasks, adequately prepared for 4 tasks, less than adequately prepared for 2 tasks, and inadequately prepared for 1 task. The survey instrument and cover letter are appended. (MAB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC