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Venables, Ethel – Higher Education, 1972
The production of qualified manpower via a work-study arrangement that may take up to 12 years provides higher rates of return to society than full-time university courses. (Author/HS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, International Education
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Nontraditional students are the fastest-growing segment of the postsecondary population. About 41% of students are over 25, and nearly 12% are over 40. Previously, the bulk of financial aid went to traditional-age, usually full-time, students in degree programs. Today, however, the sheer numbers of nontraditional students, including distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Bibliographies, Career Education