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Peer reviewedKoester, Jolene – Communication Education, 1984
Provides the rationale for and describes an interpersonal communication course designed for an individual returning to his or her native culture after completing an extended stay in a foreign culture. (PD)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict
Peer reviewedCurran, Chris – Higher Education Management, 1992
A discussion of distance education outlines its development, identifies its characteristics, and analyzes three existing program types and the needs they serve. The Irish National Distance Education Centre, which uses a cooperative approach with several institutions, is presented in greater detail. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Consortia, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textBurns, Ailsa; Scott, Cath – Australian Universities' Review, 1990
A survey of 185 single and married mothers enrolled at MacQuarie University and Macarthur Institute of Higher Education (Australia) investigated which mothers turn to college study, reasons for college entry, timing of entry, enrollment patterns, and academic achievement. This group was found to be exceptionally successful. Policy implications are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Students, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBelcher, Jacquelyn M. – Community Services Catalyst, 1989
Considers ways that factors in the college environment can negatively affect the performance and perceptions of self-efficacy of students and faculty. Discusses the problems and needs of a fictional science instructor suddenly confronting students unable to understand basic course concepts and of an older student anxious about returning to school.…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Peer reviewedStoecker, Judith L. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A study of the decisions of 217 physical therapists to return to graduate school looked at background characteristics, college characteristics, college experiences, work experiences, and attitudes toward graduate study. Reasons for returning included primarily professional skill development, and also specialization needs and income enhancement.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Attitudes, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Thacker, Charlene; Novak, Mark – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
A study of 276 women aged 35-64 re-entering higher education used the life-event framework to focus on stresses of university life, coping methods, and adaptations to school demands. Subgroup (women with young families and mature families) experiences were compared. Each had different motives, strains, and coping methods. Program options are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coping, Family (Sociological Unit), Females
Peer reviewedMiller, Debra A.; Rose, Patricia B. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1994
A study of 308 communications professionals in south Florida investigated interest in graduate programs, both formal degree programs and professional continuing education. Results indicate the primary reason for enrollment in a formal degree program is not economic but perceived benefit to the employer. More minority group members wanted formal…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Administration, College Choice, Communications
