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Emerging Variations in Postsecondary Attendance Patterns: An Investigation of Part-Time, Delayed, and Nondegree Enrollment.
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Hearn, James C. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy
The Importance of Mature, Part-Time Students to Higher Education in the U.K.
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Broomfield, Christina – Higher Education, 1993
A study applied a human capital model to statistics on part-time adult college/university students in the United Kingdom and finding that part-time students account for approximately 40% of total student numbers of whom 42% are female and that part-time study is of significant benefit to both individuals and society. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students