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Flexible Learning: The Current State of Play in UK Higher Education
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Universities UK, 2018
The traditional three-year, full-time, on-campus path to a first degree remains one of the main routes to higher education. It accounts for 58% of all students at UK universities, and has successfully increased young participation to record levels. However, for those who work while studying or have caring responsibilities, more flexible approaches…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Flexible Progression
The HEPI-HEA Student Academic Experience Survey 2014
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Soilemetzidis, Ioannis; Bennett, Paul; Buckley, Alex; Hillman, Nick; Stoakes, Geoff – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This survey continues a series of similar surveys conducted for the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) since 2006; this year it's been done in partnership with the HEA. It investigates the learning and teaching experiences of students, including: (1) satisfaction with courses; (2) reasons for dissatisfaction; (3) experience of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, Higher Education
Guaranteed Student Loan Program Default, Rates and Volumes by States for Fiscal Years 1981, 1982, & 1983. A Brief Report and Comparison of Patterns and Trends.
Davis, Jerry S. – 1984
Differences in Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) default trends among 54 U.S. state/territory guarantee agencies were investigated, based on September 1981, 1982, and 1983 quarterly reports. The states/territories were grouped into four categories based on a classification of loan volumes and the agencies' years of experiences. Among findings are…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Debt (Financial), Higher Education
Defaulted Student Loans. Preliminary Analysis of Student Loan Borrowers and Defaulters. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1988
A summary of the information presented at a May 31, 1988 meeting between the staff members of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and the General Accounting Office (GAO) is provided. The information represents preliminary results of the GAO analysis of the characteristics of borrowers and defaulters in the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL)…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Supplemental Student Loans. Who Borrows and Who Defaults. United States General Accounting Office Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
The report presents information collected by the U.S. General Accounting Office on the Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) program, which provides market rate loans to postsecondary students in addition to, or in lieu of, other financial aid such as Stafford Loans and Pell grants. Some of the data are as follows: over $3.2 billion in SLS loans…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Donors, Educational Finance
Profile of Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1992-93. With an Essay on Undergraduates at Risk. Statistical Analysis Report.
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Horn, Laura J.; And Others – 1995
This report profiles undergraduates enrolled in postsecondary education for the academic year 1992-93. It relies on data from the 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, third in a series conducted by the Department of Education. The report begins with an essay that explores the extent to which undergraduates have outside…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
An Analysis of the Tuition Advance Fund Bill.
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities. – 1978
The Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) bill is analyzed on theoretical economic grounds, and forecasts of the net costs of the proposed program up to 1990 are offered. The TAF bill proposes the establishment of a new system of college loans as an addition to existing programs to allow students to borrow tuition plus an allowance for other costs. Novel…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation