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Direct linkMatthews, Adam; Kotzee, Ben – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
In the UK, higher education (HE) policy discourse over the past 60 years has advocated flexible part-time HE for social mobility, personal development, economic advantage and leisure. However, part-time undergraduate HE in the UK is in steep decline. Against this backdrop, we were interested in how universities promote, or fail to promote,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Part Time Students, Undergraduate Students, Universities
Youde, Andrew – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Given the rise of social media engagement within society, there are challenges for tutors in blended and online contexts to provide opportunities for social constructivist learning experiences within their institutional learning environments. This article proposes a module approach to teaching, learning and assessment for learners undertaking…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Blended Learning, Adult Students, Part Time Students
Morgan, Michelle – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
The global growth in postgraduate (PG) study since the mid-1990s has been attributed to the expansion in Masters by Coursework participation (Bekhradnia, B. (2005). Postgraduate education in the UK: Trends and challenges higher education policy institute. Paper presented at a conference "The future of postgraduate education supporting the…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Qualifications
Buissink-Smith, Nell; Spronken-Smith, Rachel; Walker, Rebecca – Higher Education Research and Development, 2010
This case study explores student perceptions and experiences of advising at a New Zealand university. It considers the implications arising from the students' responses and also investigates the influence of students' demographic characteristics on perceptions of advice. Both first- (n = 191) and final- (n = 171) year cohorts of students were…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Peer reviewedHandford, B. C. – Higher Education Research and Development, 1993
An Australian study investigated the structure of a master's program in education and examiners' concerns about theses, focusing on the most common criticisms. The study was based on information about 125 part-time students' theses over a 4-year period. The examiners' criticisms raised questions about the thesis supervisor's role. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Education Majors, Foreign Countries, Grading
Hayden, Martin; Long, Michael – Higher Education Research and Development, 2006
Over one-quarter of all undergraduates attending Australian universities enrol on a part-time basis. This paper addresses the social, educational and financial characteristics of these students. In a survey in 2000, questionnaires were sent to a sample of 84,591 domestic (i.e. excluding overseas fee-paying) undergraduate students at 19 Australian…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Universities, Part Time Students, Student Characteristics
