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)

Depression is a problem in the student population and may impact students of any age, gender and ethnicity. Previous studies have indicated student demographic characteristics are associated with depression; however, these studies have not utilised scales specifically designed to measure depression in the student population. The aim of the present…

A qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study conducted through interviews with 20 non-traditional (NT) Hispanic/Latino female part-time community college students and located at an urban community college in southern New Jersey explored for factors of persistence and discontinuation. Six themes emerged. Theme 1: Institutional persistence…

Included in this publication are the enrollment data supplied to the North Dakota University System (NDUS) by North Dakota institutions of postsecondary education. This paper contains the following sections: (1) Definitions; and (2) Institutional Abbreviations. Statistical data are presented in the following 17 tables: (1) Headcount Enrollment;…

This paper presents the facts and figures of the whole UK higher education sector in 2009. The data is derived from a variety of sources, and is updated on a yearly basis.

We use data from the 1990/1994 Beginning Post-Secondary Survey to determine whether the factors associated with long-term attrition from higher education differ for students who initially enrolled part-time as compared to for students who initially enrolled full-time. Using a two-stage sequential decision model to analyze the initial enrollment…

This report provides annualized enrollment information for the Wyoming community college system for the 2007-2008 academic year. During this year, credit headcount at Wyoming's community colleges has increased by 4.8%, and now exceeds 24,000. The report also indicates that a once prevalent difference between the enrollment of men and women is…

With the increase in student numbers and political concern to ensure fair access to higher education, universities have been reviewing their admissions processes in order to improve their transparency, efficiency and effectiveness. The process contains relatively discrete activities--applications and admissions--in which both the applicants and…

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)

Estimates of the relative net private, social, and institutional costs indicate that the private and social costs of part-time education may be significantly below those of full-time study, but that the institutional costs may be higher. (Author)