Follow-Up Studies : A Practitioner's Handbook and Diskettes

by Sitlington, Patricia L.

• ISBN13: 9780890797310
• ISBN10: 0890797315
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Pro Ed

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO SERIES	vii	(2)
PREFACE	ix	(2)
USING THE COMPUTER DISK	xi
CHAPTER 1 Conducting a Follow-Up Study	1	(2)
CHAPTER 2 Deciding What You Want To Know	3	(12)
Demographic Information	3	(1)
High School Programs and Experiences	3	(1)
High School Transition Planning and Services	4	(1)
Perceptions of High School Experiences	5	(1)
Postschool Transition Services and Perceptions	6	(1)
Postschool Outcomes	6	(6)
Summary	12	(3)
CHAPTER 3 Identifying Participants for Your Survey	15	(4)
Drawing a Sample of Participants with Special Needs	15	(1)
Drawing a Sample of General Education Participants	16	(1)
Determining When To Conduct the Postschool Survey	16	(1)
Collecting Postschool Data from Participants	17	(1)
Replacing Nonparticipants	17	(2)
CHAPTER 4 Designing Your Survey Forms	19	(16)
Demographic Information	19	(1)
High School Programs and Experiences	20	(3)
High School Transition Planning and Services	23	(3)
Perceptions of the High School Program	26	(1)
Postschool Transition Services and Perceptions	27	(1)
Postschool Outcomes	27	(7)
Summary	34	(1)
CHAPTER 5 Developing, Field Testing, Revising, and Administering Your Survey	35	(8)
Protecting the Rights of Your Participants	35	(1)
Developing an Interviewer Handbook	36	(2)
Field Testing and Revising Your Survey Form, Procedures, and Interviewer Handbook	38	(1)
Selecting and Training Interviewers	38	(2)
Measuring Consistency	40	(1)
Administering Your Survey	40	(1)
Summary	41	(2)
CHAPTER 6 Using the Information You Have Gathered	43	(6)
Refer Back to What You Wanted To Know and Who Will Use the Information	43	(1)
Analyze Your Results	44	(1)
Present Your Findings	45	(2)
Use the Results To Improve Your Program	47	(1)
Summary	48	(1)
APPENDIX A Notes to Program Evaluation Resource Person	49	(8)
Adding Response Values to Survey Forms	49	(1)
Assigning Response Values to Questions with Yes/No Checklist Formats	50	(1)
Legitimate Skips	50	(1)
Selecting Appropriate Response Values for Related Questions	51	(3)
Adding Variable Names to Survey Forms	54	(3)
APPENDIX B Excerpts from Sample Interviewer Handbook Iowa Transition Project Interviewer Notes: Post-High-School Interviewer Form	57	(4)
General Information	57	(1)
Introduction	58	(1)
A. Academic and Lifelong Learning	59	(1)
B. Daily Living and Money Management	59	(1)
C. Leisure and Social Interaction	60	(1)
APPENDIX C Examples of Follow-Up Study Reports	61	(4)
APPENDIX D Sample Table and Figures	65	(4)
REFERENCES	69