Use of innovative learning/instruction mode, embedded in the Certification Pathway System (CPS) developed by Certiport TM, is geared toward Internet and Computing Benchmark & Mentor specifically for IC[superscript 3] certification. The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC[superscript 3]), as an industry-based credentialing program,…

This dissertation explores the role first-year composition (FYC) courses play in the academic lives of working-class adult students in the University of Louisville, an institution that, during portions of its long history, has been a valuable educational resource for working adults in the Louisville area. A confluence of political and…

The responses of the 81% of the Fall 1968 night students completing a student-characteristics questionnaire are presented in charts and graphs, and compared with responses to similar questionnaires from previous semesters. Increases were found in the numbers of (1) full-time students taking evening classes, (2) single students, (3) students…

The purpose of this study was to examine students' levels of engagement in educational practices by enrollment status, time of enrollment, and size of college in community colleges. Specifically, this study assessed the quality of the undergraduate education through students' self-reported data about their academic and nonacademic activities. The…

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN DAY SECTIONS OF SIX JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSES WAS COMPARED WITH THAT OF STUDENTS IN PARALLEL EVENING SECTIONS OF THE SAME COURSES. IN A SECOND PHASE OF THE STUDY, THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WAS COMPARED WITH THAT OF STUDENTS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD. ACHIEVEMENT GAINS WERE MEASURED BY COMPARISON OF…

This article contains a comparative analysis of the cost of training specialists in Russia through evening programs, day programs, and correspondence courses. (Author/RM)

The results of the study led the author to conclude that those students who have had day and evening collegiate experiences do not perceive a need for a specifically designed curriculum for evening students. (Author)

Notes the importance of comparing economic effectiveness of different forms of instruction in higher education in the Soviet Union. Stresses the importance of correspondence and evening courses in raising workers' competence. (Author/DB)

This study compares the characteristics of the 3,537 Hawaii community college students who took only evening credit courses in fall 1975 with day-only students and students enrolled in a mixture of day and evening courses. The evening-only student group comprised 17 percent of the total enrollment. In all three groups the majority were male,…

A random sample of 302 (78 percent return rate) summer school students at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), were surveyed regarding their characteristics and perceptions of summer school. The mean age of the students was 25.8 years; 66 percent were single, 28 percent married, and 5 percent divorced or separated. Only 6 percent of…

Colleges and universities were surveyed to determine their methods of scheduling final exams, and undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley were surveyed regarding finals scheduling. Inquiries were sent to 3l schools chosen on the basis of their similarities to the Berkeley campus in size, urban location, and/or use of the…

A comparative study was made of responses to the four-year followup questionnaires of the classes of 1967-68-69 of Jackson County Adult Evening High School. The purposes were to reveal any significant differences between classes in their responses, to answer questions concerning the benefits received by high school graduation, and to obtain…

Results of the 1980-81 Survey of Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities, as part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), are presented. The survey sample consisted of 3,270 accredited institutions and branches and an additional 141 systems and central offices. Eighty more institutions/branches had…

This study identified the characteristics of Virginia students involved in State-supported continuing education programs in two and four year higher education institutions. The sample consisted of 40,406 part-time students enrolled in on campus and off campus courses offered for credit, and in non-credit courses. Data were collected through a…

Different aspects of the development of continuing education in Canadian universities and institutions were studied by the British author through visits to Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, and Banff. Short visits were also made to Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, and California. Comparisons between Canadian and British…