The phenomenon of part-time study in American education is traced from its roots in the 18th Century, and trends are projected for the coming decades. The effect part-time enrollment will have on the survival of two- and four-year institutions of higher education is noted. (MJB)

Describes the development of an applied demography course designed to attract older part-time students. Illustrates students' work in the course with three brief case studies. (JDH)

Use of various communications media is discussed. (SP)

Discusses the results of a study of the background characteristics of graduates of part-time business studies degree programs. (JOW)

Results of a study of 1,275 individuals receiving undergraduate degrees at the University of Victoria in May 1986 showed considerable shifting between full- and part-time status among all students during degree completion and a pronounced shift toward part-time status as graduation neared. (JOW)

The paper looks at part-time higher educational services for students in the educational systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A comparative examination of the nature and importance of part-time higher education is then presented. (DB)

Although many private Christian liberal arts programs exist today that seek to foster servant-leader (SL) development within their students, there is a void of both literature and data that details how servant-leadership development occurs and what contexts may be appropriate or necessary for this development. The purpose of this study was to…

The goal of this article is to present and validate an instrument that reflects the Community of Inquiry Model (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000, 2001) and inquire into whether the instrument and the model it reflects explain variation in levels of student learning and satisfaction with online courses in a higher education context. Additionally…

Purpose: This paper aims to summarise the methods and main findings of a study of the environmental impacts of providing higher education (HE) courses by campus-based and distance/open-learning methods. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of an environmental audit, with data from surveys of 20 UK courses--13 campus-based,…

Analysis of data from six years of the British Household Panel Survey (1998-2003) has been used to look at variances in take-up of part time learning opportunities by adults over time in the UK and, separately, by its four constituent nations. The paper provides a useful backdrop of "facts and figures" on patterns of take-up in part time…

Since, with changing marriage and career patterns, women have been re-examining their educational possibilities, this study considered: (1) whether women in small towns had motives different from those in large cities, (2) if motives differed with age, (3) how levels of aspiration differed, and (4) how vocational plans varied according to…

The study uses a cost-benefit framework to estimate the value of obtaining an MBA degree on a part-time basis while holding a full-time professional position. The part-time degree was found to be a worthwhile investment in human capital. (Author/LH)

A discussion of university provision for parttime students in England and some proposals for improvement. (Editor)