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Bourner, Tom; And Others – 1991
A questionnaire survey sought to determine the characteristics of part-time university students in Great Britain, the reasons why they choose part-time study, the difficulties they encounter, the extent and incidence of non-completion, and to identify examples of "good practice" in the provision and management of part-time degree…
Descriptors: Career Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
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Tight, Malcolm – Comparative Education, 1994
Compares Canadian and British models of the provision and practice of part-time forms of higher education. Examines historical context, part-time enrollments, institutional organization, funding, course characteristics, and student characteristics. Contrasts these two systems with those in western European countries, the United States, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
Bova, Breda Murphy – 1979
To determine whether adults who were grouped according to selected variables differed in their reasons for participating in education programs, the Educational Participation Scale was administered to 322 part-time adult students. Focus was on age, sex, institution, level of educational attainment, and occupational groupings. The responses were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes
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Smith, David M.; Saunders, Michael R. – Higher Education Review, 1988
A discussion of the trend toward part-time enrollment in higher education in Great Britain looks at part-time student characteristics and preparation, the relative enrollment rates for institution types, progress and failure data, and academic achievement in degree programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
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Wallace, Lori – Journal of Distance Education, 1996
Describes a study conducted at the University of Manitoba (Canada) that investigated the magnitude and nature of demographic changes in distance-education students. Results indicate that the independent-study population has shifted toward younger students, local residence, and full-time course loads that combine independent study with on-campus…
Descriptors: Demography, Distance Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Windham, Patricia – 1997
Based on data submitted by Florida's 28 community colleges for the fall 1993, 1994, and 1995 terms, this report describes the characteristics of the state's community college students by program area. Following an introductory narrative, six tables are presented providing data on students in adult education, college preparatory, advanced and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Ethnic Groups, Full Time Students, Majors (Students)
Eliason, N. Carol – 1980
Numerous issues and questions related to the adult, part-time student are addressed in this research review, especially as they pertain to the community college. The paper begins by comparing the demographic characteristics of adult learners and non-learners and then points to several sub-populations which might be better served by the community…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems
Horn, Laura J.; Berktold, Jennifer – 1998
This report uses data from the 1995-96 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to profile undergraduates who were enrolled in U.S. postsecondary institutions in the academic year 1995-96. The report begins with an essay that explores the extent to which undergraduates work while they are in school. This essay found that 79 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Full Time Students
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Change, 1989
Trends in undergraduate, graduate, and professional enrollment in public and private colleges since 1976 are charted, and the changes in salient student characteristics are discussed, including the increase in the proportion of part-time and female students. The role of institutional efforts to cultivate new constituencies is emphasized. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Females
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2003
In 2001, 1.76 million students undertook training in Australia's public vocational education and training (VET) system. Nearly one-third of all Australians between the ages of 15 and 19 years participated in VET. Over the four years from 1998 to 2001, the number of students reported as participating in the public VET system increased by 221,500…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Lombardi, John – 1979
As enrollment in transfer programs and the relative number of students who transfer to four-year institutions decrease, transfer education is losing its preeminence as the principal function of the community college. From 1907 to 1940, transfer education comprised 60-70% of enrollment and maintained its preeminence through the mid 1960's. By 1973,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, College Role, Community Colleges
Lewis, Raymond J., Jr. – 1980
A combination of demographic, economic, and technological factors has led to a recent growth in adult learning that is likely to intensify in the next decade. As the members of the baby boom population move further along in their pursuit of careers, they will encounter considerable limitations in their upward occupational mobility. In addition,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students