Source Material: Surveys are sent to EDHD graduates or graduates of educator preparation programs in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Health and Human Services, Music and Technology. The data is provided EDHD graduates of a given academic year. The survey inquires as to the satisfaction of the graduates in regard to their experience while in the College of Education and Human Development or in the education program in another college. Topics covered in the survey are:

• Overall experience
• Advising (both faculty and student services)
• Courses (offerings, instruction, field experience, etc.)
• Employment

Additional demographic data (age, gender, race, etc) regarding graduates are obtained from in the 15th day report prepared each semester by the Institutional Research department of Bowling Green State University. The responses of the graduates who complete and return the post graduation survey are matched with their demographic data and the results included in the analysis for this annual report.

EDHD Report Content: The EDHD Graduation Survey Report includes:

• Graduate Demographics showing a breakdown of all EDHD graduates and other college graduates in education programs by the following variables: degree level (BS, MS, EdD), graduation term/year, gender, race, age, residency, final cumulative G.P.A., degree category, and program. Numbers and percentages of totals are shown for each program listing within each variable. Comparisons are made to data from the previous year and a percentage difference (+/- change) is calculated. Separate demographic sheets are created in the above listed format for total graduates, for all graduates with undergraduate degrees, for all graduates with graduate degrees, and for those graduates who returned a completed survey.
• Executive Summary Sheet showing highlights of overall respondent satisfaction levels i.e. very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied and satisfaction levels by topic i.e. advising, courses, employment.
• Topic Sheets Separate topic sheets are created in the above listed format for experience, for advising, for courses and for employment. The sheets show the percentage of respondents by satisfaction level. A mean score is calculated by which satisfaction level comparisons can be made.
• Program Summary Sheet provides a ranking of topic responses (greatest satisfaction to greatest dissatisfaction) for each BGSU program in which at least 3 graduates completed and returned surveys.
• Program Sheets showing the percentage of respondents’ satisfaction level for each topic (very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied) for each program in which at least 3 graduates completed and returned surveys. A mean score is calculated by which satisfaction level comparisons can be made.

Changes From Previous Year: New report in 2006