Gerard Stone was asked to present the evening lecture in a first-year undergraduate accounting subject. The aim of the subject matter was to provide students with an understanding of fundamental accounting issues and concepts. The subject coordinator advised Stone that, from past experience, most students who attend the evening lecture would be…

Suggestions on how to improve the relationship between evening school students and colleges. (SP)

In spite of a sincere dedication to meeting students' needs, community colleges sometimes do not provide adult students in continuing education programs the same services and consideration accorded those of the daytime division. Shortcomings that occur with frequency are discussed in the paper. (Author/AJ)

An in-class survey of 1,198 students attending evening classes at Parkersburg Community College was conducted to determine: (1) the students' awareness of nine college services available during evening hours; (2) the additional services needed by evening students and the hours during which they should be provided; (3) the demographic and…

A description of the graduate school of George Mason University, a suburban institution serving about 9,600 students in the urban suburban region of Northern Virginia, is provided in this paper. In the past five years the university has begun to direct its outlook to serve its student body which has become both culturally and intellectually…

In order to study part-time student data, every part-time student officially enrolled for the spring term, 1975, at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) in Pennsylvania was identified through college computerized records. Meanwhile, a comparison of enrollment trends was made from officially audited enrollment statistics covering the period…

Assessed the needs of part-time students (N=146) attending an urban university. A questionnaire was developed and administered during class time, and a random sample of students were interviewed. The results indicated that there was need for community development. Some previous research about part-time evening students appears out-of-date. (JAC)

The greatest impediment to the provision of adequate and appropriate campus services for commuter students is their diversity. It is important to identify the needs of commuting students since they may have little interest in traditional campus programs and services. Though they are an extremely diverse population, nontraditional commuting…

In order to respond to the recent nation-wide changes in student characteristics and enrollment patterns in community junior colleges, institutions must offer evening off-campus programs to meet the academic and motivational needs of a student population which is older, married, employed full-time, and enrolled part-time. Only 52 percent of 1972's…

Considers the learning climate for evening students and suggests it needs changing. Proposes changes that will increase both the intellectual-cognitive achievements and the emotional-ethical development of evening students, including extending hours of services such as child care and the library. Identifies evening administrative and student…

A study was conducted in 1981 at John C. Calhoun State Community College to determine the need for evening child care services, the possibility of state or federal funding for these services, and the attitudes of students without dependent children toward the use of student activity funds to provide child care. Surveys were administered to 144…

In 1991, a study was conducted at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) to determine the characteristics of and major problems confronting adult students with English as a second language (ESL). A questionnaire was distributed to the 105 CCRI students enrolled in ESL I, ESL II, and Paragraph Writing for ESL classes, requesting them to…

Proposes: (1) self-help materials and activities, (2) noncredit courses to deliver counseling services, and (3) collaboration among selected professionals to deal with the problem of "counseling inequity" with regard to part-time and evening students. (AYC)

This document is Part II of the Handbook on Cooperative Education at Los Angeles Valley College (California). It was designed to enable instructor/coordinators to conduct classes more effectively and efficiently. Outlines are provided of the new and revised curriculum offerings that have been suggested by students, the Cooperative Education…

The 1989 Student Needs and Priorities Survey (SNAPS) was administered on 18 of the 19 California State University (CSU) campuses to obtain a representative sample of student opinions and perceptions regarding important educational factors. This report supplements the systemwide report with a focus on the Fresno campus student population.…