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Direct linkBennion, Alice; Scesa, Anna; Williams, Ruth – Higher Education Quarterly, 2011
Part-time study in the UK is significant: nearly 40 per cent of higher education students study part-time. This article reports on a literature review that sought to understand the economic and social benefits of part-time study in the UK. It concludes that there are substantial and wide-ranging benefits from studying part-time. The article also…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Literature Reviews, Educational Policy, Educational Benefits
Jackson, Sue; Jamieson, Anne – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
This article considers recent policies of Higher Education in the UK, which are aimed at widening participation and meeting the needs of employers. The focus is on the growing population of part-time students, and the implications of policies for this group. The article takes a critical perspective on government policies, using data from a major…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Social Mobility, Policy Analysis
Davis, Heather; Evans, Terry; Hickey, Christopher – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
This paper discusses the higher education sector's role in a knowledge-based economy though research training, that is, doctoral education. It also examines how a Faculty of Education supports its doctoral candidates in their endeavours to become "knowledge producers". Two themes are explored: one is Australia's limited investment in…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Postsecondary Education
