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)

Adult part-time students make great efforts to manage competing demands on their time. These efforts can be undermined by lack of institutional processes that ensure efficient, effective, and economical educational services. (SK)

A personal-views survey and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were completed by 25 full-time and 16 part-time nursing students. They reported moderately high levels of hardiness and low anxiety, but these characteristics did not correlate with academic achievement. (SK)

The tendency for university students to work full time is generally regarded as a problem. A method can be developed to implement the necessary requirements of a degree program in a way that makes it possible for students to put their jobs on hold while working toward a degree. (JOW)

Blended learning is a pedagogy that is sometimes heralded as the answer to some of the problems which part time students face. Creating a module for part-time students with some e-learning elements is time consuming and resource intensive. Therefore it must be demonstrated that the investment in such innovations will benefit the students and…

This study aims to evaluate the perception of a cohort of social workers studying for a part-time master's program in social work in using the popular Web-based learning platform--World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) as a complimentary method of teaching and learning. It was noted that social work profession began incorporating computer technology…

The United States is becoming less globally competitive as other nations move aggressively to educate their populations. To lead the world once again in educational attainment--President Obama's goal by 2020--more Americans will need to enter college. But the biggest challenge isn't college going; it is college completion. Around the country,…

Although research identifies a plethora of evidence-based instructional practices, classroom teachers find research difficult to access and often of little relevance to classroom practice; therefore, they do not implement these practices. Bridging the gap between research and practice requires continued and mediated support as teachers translate…

South African universities have responded in a variety of ways to national policy directives to broaden access to mature adult learners. In this paper we examine the progress made by one institution--the University of the Witwatersrand--to open its doors to adult learners through the Centre for Part-Time Study, known as "Wits Plus." We…

The purpose of the Airlie Conference in 1972 was to develop ways to further Anglo-American cooperation on problems in higher education. A participant observer of the conference presents her personal assessment of the conference, including some reference to part-time student workers. (Author/PG)

The disparity between advanced educational preparation and training and subsequent employment opportunities raises major questions regarding traditional academic expectations and lifestyles. (Author)

Community colleges go where their students are--suburban shopping centers. (Author)

The report of the chairman of the U. S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education discusses the financial problems of higher education and the striking growth of the part-time student population in comparison to the reduction of the full-time student body. (JB)

To study existing school-supervised work education programs, to describe different organizational patterns, to identify constraints on program expansion, and to examine incentives to increase employer participation, representative programs were suggested upon request by Chief State School Officers, Directors of Secondary Vocational Education,…