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Peer reviewedTight, Malcolm – Studies in Higher Education, 1992
A British survey of 708 part-time graduate students in the social sciences found that a typical student studies about 15 hours a week, works full-time in education, health, or local government, receives some employer tuition assistance, and is given one-half to 1 day release time a week for studies. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedHuber, Ludwig – Studies in Higher Education, 1987
Recent West German surveys reveal five indicators (recruitment, age, marital and family status, jobs, and housing) that suggest the university is losing its central role in student life. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age, College Role, College Students, Educational Change
Peer reviewedRoweth, Barbara – Studies in Higher Education, 1987
Results of a British survey of full-time employed, part-time master's students in various fields of science and technology are used to examine the characteristics of this group, their patterns of financial support, distances traveled to attend class, employment patterns, and the perceived costs and benefits of combining study and employment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age, Costs, Educational Benefits, Employment Patterns
