[NLA] Questions/Discussion: How is NRS follow-up going?]

[David J. Rosen]

NLA Colleagues,

An adult education program administrator wrote me recently, in reply to
my request for information about practitioners' views of the NRS follow-up:

"We had a 44% response [to our NRS-required follow-up] from exiting
students.  The process entailed many hours of calling and sometimes
gaining information from relatives or even
seeing students "on the street."  Living in a small community does have
its advantage.  However, 44% is still below the expected 50%.  Many of
the students we attempted to contact had disconnected phones or were no
longer at that number.

In addition, I am aware of programs that did not allow students to
choose employment as a goal so that they would not have to do the
surveys.  So is our data really accurate or are we just playing the game?"

I would like to hear from others, too. Send your response to the NLA
list, or privately to me.

David J. Rosen
NLA List Moderator
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