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Bath, Caroline; Barr, Karen; Haynes, Mary – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2014
This article discusses a project designed to build a community of enquiry in the first year of a foundation degree in early years at an English university. Derived originally from Lipman's ideas of Philosophy for Children, this approach became a regular part of the fortnightly session for these early childhood practitioners, in order to support…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
Harrop, Alex; Tattersall, Andy; Cairns, Jennie – Psychology Teaching Review, 2006
A part-time degree programme has been run at the Liverpool John Moores University, formerly Liverpool Polytechnic, for some 20 years without any systematic attempt to evaluate its effects on students. An evaluation was begun by focusing on graduates of the programme who entered between 1992 and 1994 and continued with recent part-time students.…
Descriptors: Psychology, College Programs, Bachelors Degrees, Program Evaluation

Jones, Ann; O'Shea, Tim – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Summarizes the results of an evaluative study on the use of computer-assisted instruction at the Open University in Great Britain. Student responses on questionnaires identified computer-related problems such as physical access, equipment malfunction, and program quality. Makes recommendations for the effective use of computer-assisted instruction…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Sims, Elisabeth; Andrews, Hans A. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1976
That the availability of adult part-time scholarship aid to attend college has had a positive impact on individual, family, and work lives of the recepients in a Kellogg Community College program is documented by a survey of scholarship recipients. Results are related to earlier research by the American Council on Education. (JT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education
Gibson, William; Koenig, Melissa – Illinois Libraries, 1995
Examines the Fridays Only part-time/distance education program of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. Provides a history of the program and a composite of a typical day for the Fridays Only student; discusses strengths and weaknesses from the perspectives of the students, faculty, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Distance Education, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Morton, J.B.; And Others – 1977
An evaluation study assessed the part-time vocational training courses offered to adults by the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education for training or retraining purposes in order to prepare people for a new occupation. The three objectives were to determine if the present system of gathering followup data is adequate…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes
Kelly, William L. – 1974
An analysis and evaluation were made of a special part-time high school program at Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, California), designed to allow attendance in college credit classes by 11th and 12th grade students. Two questionnaires were used in the study, one being sent to 50 former students and one mailed to 20 high school counselors The…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counselor Attitudes
Kehrhahn, Marijke T.; Sheckley, Barry G.; Travers, Nancy L. – 1999
This case analysis describes a program to improve the efficiency with which students in the Adult and Vocational Education Ph.D. program at the University of Connecticut work towards and achieve the doctoral degree. Data gathered between 1985 to 1992 indicated students (who were mostly part-time) dropped out at a 50 percent rate and took 7 to 10…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Doctoral Programs, Efficiency

Starr, Rose; Walker, Joel – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1982
A study described and compared masters-level social work students in a traditional full-time program and part-time degree program. Differences in performance (classroom, fieldwork, student recordings, advisor discussions) and fieldwork (supervision, assignments, additional learning experiences, agency attitudes) are noted and implications drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Employer Employee Relationship, Field Instruction
Esp, Barbarann – 1977
The University Without Walls program at Hofstra University was approved as an experimental unit within New College in 1973. The UWW program is competency-based, with students developing individual programs of study. Educational plans and prior learning from college and life experience are stated in learning contracts with short- and long-term…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, External Degree Programs

Dallat, John; And Others – Open Learning, 1992
Outlines and evaluates the use of landlines for multisite video conferencing at the University of Ulster. Developments in video conferencing are described, increased opportunities for continuing and higher education for part-time students in Northern Ireland are discussed, initial reactions of students and teachers are reported, and future plans…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Continuing Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1997
This study examined the educational quality and student satisfaction with the undergraduate program in professional management at Nova Southeastern University (Florida). This program focuses on the needs of working adults, and classes are offered evenings and weekends at multiple sites in a distance education format. A survey of nearly all of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Distance Education, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Nespoli, Lawrence A.; Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1982
In spring 1982, a survey was conducted to determine student use of and satisfaction with the various academic and support services provided by Howard Community College (HCC). Students were asked to rate 62 services in the following areas: counseling and advising, admissions, records, financial aid/veterans' affairs, intramural and intercollegiate…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Counseling Services
Freidman, William – 1979
The problems of class scheduling in higher education institutions are discussed in this research study that investigated the scheduling preferences of students at Fontbonne College, a small, private, four-year college in Missouri. Scheduling for nontraditional, part-time students at Fontbonne has centered on evening and weekend classes with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, Evening Programs, Flexible Scheduling
MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1997
This report summarizes results of a survey of students in the recently-initiated part-time evening program of Nova Southeastern University (Florida) law school. Respondents included all 54 evening program students enrolled in spring 1997. Results indicate that about half the students hold a job that is either highly or moderately related to their…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Standards, College Administration, College Choice