This study sought to fill a gap in the literature by considering the role of motivation in post-secondary aspirations of adult learners, specifically full versus part-time status, previous level of educational attainment, years of work experience, and the selection of an academic program. The data from this study came from adult students ages 25…

Background: Choice is a key part of the culture of the United States. Americans believe deeply in the personal and social usefulness of being able to make many choices. Hence, all sorts of efforts have been made to increase students' options, whether by creating many different kinds of schools and colleges, offering a great array of majors and…

Federal financial aid was established under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Since then, changes to the act have increased funding and expanded eligibility for students accessing federal financial aid. While the distribution of federal financial aid has expanded over the last 60 years, untapped financial resources remain every year because…

The present study examines whether the college enrollment decision of young individuals (student full-time, student part-time, and non-student) depends on health insurance coverage via a parent's family health plan. Our findings indicate that the availability of parental health insurance can have significant effects on the probability that a young…

A major change which has taken place in Singapore is the introduction of full-time teacher training programs to replace part-time programs. This study compared characteristics and motives for teaching of full-time students admitted into the teacher education program in 1981 with those of part-time students of the late 1960s. A background of the…

This report provides summary statistics on the entering freshmen classes of the 34 state institutions of higher education in the University System of Georgia, and is intended to assist in advising prospective students concerning their probable success in college. The formulas for predicting average freshmen grades (AFG) are intended primarily for…

A survey of master's students from 54 accredited library schools reveals that location and flexible scheduling were the prevailing reasons for the selection of a library program. Faculty, quality of programs, financial support, and costs were shown to be less important overall. (nine references) (EA)

As a response to the problems of nontraditional student attrition at two-year and four-year urban colleges, this paper introduces the constructs of career decision-making self-efficacy, perceived stress, and financial difficulty into a model built on the synthesis of Cabrera (1993). A questionnaire was administered to adult nontraditional (age 24…

A study of the transition of students to higher education in Victoria, Australia, is reported based on data supplied by the Victorian Universities Admissions Committee (VUAC), a mail survey of 1,300 applicants in 1980, and a series of extended interviews with a small number of applicants. A basic causal model for enrollment decisions (college…