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McKechnie, Jim; Hobbs, Sandy; Simpson, Amanda; Anderson, Seonaid; Howieson, Cathy; Semple, Sheila – Journal of Education and Work, 2010
Research has shown that the majority of school students combine full-time education with part-time employment. To date educationalists have paid little attention to this, in part due to the negative views about the "quality" of such work and its effect on educational attainment. In this research, a case study approach is used to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Job Skills
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Pike, Gary R.; Kuh, George D.; Massa-McKinley, Ryan C. – NASPA Journal, 2008
This study examined the relationships among first-year students' employment, engagement, and academic achievement using data from the 2004 National Survey of Student Engagement. A statistically significant negative relationship was found between working more than 20 hours per week and grades, even after controlling for students' characteristics…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement