Data from 158 part-time graduate students employed full time and 160 aerospace engineers were used to test a model of organizational commitment. Contrary to expectations, the three components of commitment (affective, normative, continuance) differed in their effects on intention to quit. Affective commitment had a significantly stronger…

Used longitudinal data from the 1990-1994 Beginning Postsecondary Students Survey to evaluate the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who ever enroll part time. Between 40% and 50% of students attending part time at least one nonsummer term, and persistence was surprisingly high. (SLD)

Analysis of data from "Business Week" rankings of business schools revealed advantages to part-time graduate business programs. Students employed full time have relevant work experience that is a rich classroom resource and this more heterogenous population enriches teaching and learning. Time and stress management are important…

Discusses a strategy for day care centers to establish a back-up child care program that would provide care on an "as needed" basis. Suggests ways of marketing back-up care, scheduling staff, maximizing a separate room, determining fees, and integrating children into classroom routines. (JPB)

The purpose of this study was to explore the engagement levels among entering and returning Hispanic community college students. This study provides needed data focused specifically on Hispanic student engagement. Limited data exist on the persistence of community college students in general, and Hispanic students in particular. The data were…

The title of this document is a deliberate play on the title of the biennial reports on the progress of Bologna produced by the European Students' Union, "Bologna With Student Eyes." It is a way of paying tribute to student involvement in the Bologna reforms, and marking a parallel student working participation in the state system…

University-workplace partnerships are strategies increasingly called for in higher education. This article reports on collaborative knowledge production between employed professional chemical engineers (registered for higher degrees) and their university-based supervisors (researchers in the field of chemical engineering). The study draws on a…

Purpose--Development activities at work require the use of abilities that include a range of methodological knowledge. This research seeks to develop and promote these abilities into the curriculum. Design/methodology/approach--The paper analyses information from a variety of subject areas about the teaching and learning of practitioner-led…

Latent trajectories of credit hour accumulation were modeled using three independent samples of community college students. Five qualitatively distinct patterns of persistence emerged from these samples: Full-time, long-term; 2 years and out; long-term decliners; part-time, long-term; and one term and out. Follow-up analyses using measures on the…

This article examines a longitudinal case study exploring the experience of a cohort of part-time, adult, work-based learners, mostly experiencing higher education for the first time. A wide range of instruments, including diaries and interviews, were used to collect data to explore, in some depth, the nature of the learning experience. Data…

The paper attempts to analyze the work of the London external degree and its place in the fluid system of higher and further education. Oxford and other universities have traditional extramural departments strictly concerned with non-vocational, usually non-examined, non-degree courses; London University has been serving the majority of England's…

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)