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Ho, Amaly; Kember, David – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
Interviews were conducted with 29 part-time taught postgraduate (TPg) students to determine forms of teaching and curriculum which motivated their learning. The study was conducted in an open exploratory manner to investigate the aspects of pedagogy or curriculum design which particularly motivated the TPg students which were in any way distinct…
Descriptors: Part Time Students, Graduate Students, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
Liu, Vivian Yuen Ting; Zhou, Rachel Yang; Matsudaira, Jordan – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
While the Pell Grant covers a substantial proportion of college tuition for low-income students, it has covered only two full-time semesters per year and has not included any support for summer courses through most of its history. As research has shown that continuous enrollment throughout the year increases college persistence and completion, the…
Descriptors: Grants, Student Financial Aid, Summer Programs, School Schedules
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Ober, David R.; Beekman, John A.; Pierce, Rebecca L. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
This paper examines the graduation rates between 2000 and 2015 of United States colleges and universities at the national, state, and institutional levels. This research focuses on two-year and four-year programs. Rates are investigated longitudinally along with variables that distinguish between public/private institutions, percentages of…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Longitudinal Studies, Growth Models, Part Time Students
Shapiro, Doug; Dundar, Afet; Wakhungu, Phoebe Khasiala; Yuan, Xin; Nathan, Angel; Hwang, Youngsik – National Student Clearinghouse, 2017
As a supplement to "Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates--Fall 2010 Cohort" (https://nscresearchcenter.org/signaturereport12) (2016), this report focuses on six-year student success outcomes and college completion rates by state. Three sets of tables organized by institution type display the results, presenting…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Public Colleges
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Esmond, Bill – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2015
Adult participation in higher education has frequently entailed mature students studying part time in lower-ranked institutions. In England, higher education policies have increasingly emphasised higher education provision in vocational further education colleges, settings which have extensive adult traditions but which mainly teach…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Part Time Students, Qualitative Research
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Vella, Elizabeth J.; Turesky, Elizabeth F.; Hebert, Jenni – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use a heutagogical approach to determine whether students enrolled in blended courses achieve higher grades relative to those enrolled in completely online courses, in addition to identifying demographic predictors of academic success in college courses involving Web-based modes of instruction.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average, Gender Differences, Blended Learning
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Lowe, Janet; Gayle, Vernon – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
This article explores aspects of the experience of higher education students in a Scottish college within the context of widespread contemporary concern about youth unemployment. Analysis of published data reveals a marked shift in the demographic profile of higher education students in colleges in favour of young people. An unseen consequence of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Youth Employment
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Woods, Kathryn; Frogge, George – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2017
This study compared and contrasted preferences and experiences of traditional and nontraditional students. Students at a midsized state university in the southeast region of the United States were surveyed to determine the number of hours spent working off campus, hours spent studying, their preferred learning format, and current grade point…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Student Experience
Shapiro, Doug; Dunda, Aftet; Huie, Faye; Wakhungu, Phoebe Khasiala; Yuan, Xin; Nathan, Angel; Hwang, Youngsik – National Student Clearinghouse, 2017
This supplement to "Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates--Fall 2010 Cohort" (https://nscresearchcenter.org/signaturereport12) (2016), provides six-year completion rates, including degree and certificate completion, disaggregated by race and ethnicity for students who began postsecondary education in fall 2010.…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Public Colleges
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Akin, Renea; Park, Toby J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This manuscript delineates a normative structure for community college students, outlines how this structure varies by student characteristics, and compares this structure to that of a previously established normative structure identified at a 4-year institution. A total of 512 student survey responses on the College Student Behaviors Inventory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Student Attitudes, Values
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Cummings, Sherry M.; Chaffin, Kate M.; Cockerham, Clifford – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
This study compared the educational outcomes of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work's online and traditional MSW programs ("N" = 345). Knowledge, skill, and satisfaction outcomes were compared for online and traditional students in 3 tracks: full-time, part-time, and advanced standing (AS). There were no significant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Social Work, Counselor Training
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Attewell, Paul; Douglas, Daniel – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This paper uses the credits-attempted perspective--in the context of how many credits a student attempts in their first year of college--and reports on several related projects all intended to evaluate potential interventions to raise academic momentum among first-year community college students. The presentation contrasts non-experimental…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement
Roux, Anne M.; Shattuck, Paul T.; Rast, Jessica E.; Rava, Julianna A.; Edwards, Amy D.; Wei, Xin; McCracken, Mary; Yu, Jennifer W. – Grantee Submission, 2015
Approximately 80% of youth on the autism spectrum in the U.S. who attend college will attend a 2-year college at some point in their postsecondary education. These community-based colleges are universally-accessible educational institutions which offer both academic and vocational courses and are experienced in teaching diverse learners who may…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Characteristics, Autism
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Gianoutsos, D.; Rosser, Vicki – College Student Journal, 2014
The purpose of the study is to compare the student profile characteristics, which were categorized as demographic, prematriculation, and matriculation, between traditional residential and commuter students at a public, research, commuter university. Using status attainment as the theoretical framework, the researchers employed a discriminant…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Public Colleges, Student Characteristics, College Students
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Williams, James; Kane, David – Tertiary Education and Management, 2010
Part-time study is one of the foci of the widening participation agenda in the UK. The experiences of part-time students, however, have received remarkably little attention from scholars, especially in a comparative context. This paper explores existing historical data going back over a decade to identify the main themes of part-time experience at…
Descriptors: Part Time Students, College Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
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