This report examines selected characteristics of regular credit (classified and unclassified) students in the Hawaii community colleges in spring 1977. Data for this report were derived from student applications, personal history forms, and student class registrations. Analysis of the data revealed: (1) regular students (20,625) comprised 71% of…

The goals and attitudes of part-time evening liberal arts majors at Villanova University toward the curriculum are not the same as those of full-time day students. A study reveals that evening students want a tightly structured, traditional program. The explanation for this probably lies in student characteristics, especially age. (JMD)

Discusses research on understanding the learning process involved in acquiring basic computer skills for nontraditional adult students. A survey is described that compares learning patterns of part-time adult students with traditional college students in introductory computer courses, and teaching recommendations for nontraditional learners are…

Explores the nature, modalities, costs, and possible benefits of education to inmates of federal penitentiaries. Hypothesizes that education more than any other approach offers hope for inmates to develop their capacities to a point where they can function in a normal manner in society. (Author/CH)

The history and development of Australia's first part-time undergraduate degree program, in Griffith University's interdisciplinary humanities program, are chronicled. Related issues are discussed, including administrative and legal considerations and problems unique to part-time students. (MSE)

Marginal costs are estimated for part- and full-time students at public two-year colleges and are compared across several expenditure categories, including instruction and student services. Results indicate that part-time students typically demand fewer institutional resources. (Author/MLW)

A survey of business administration faculty in 15 British institutions revealed teachers felt their institutions undervalued teaching of part-time students and were enthusiastic about classroom practice. Problems were found in academic freedom, accommodating part-time schedules, and dissonance between school and work among both faculty and…

A study of the achievement of medical students taking a reduced medical school course load for one or more years showed that an extended program may be useful for students pursuing personal or extracurricular interests and for some with academic problems but not for students with major emotional disturbances. (MSE)

The Italian university system is currently characterized by lack of institutional diversity, enrollment contraction, an increasing dropout rate and part-time student population, tenured-in faculty at all levels, and declining faculty productivity. Although both students and faculty recognize these problems, neither is moving to solve them. (MSE)

The outlook for the Open University is examined with regard to growth factors, new jobs for graduates, trends in the United Kingdom towards mass higher education, and transferability and collaboration. (LBH)

Several problems of college English departments--the increasing proportion of part time students, the need to provide literacy for all college students, and the unemployability of the department's graduate students--are described. A trend toward hiring community college faculty members to help solve these problems is described. (RM)

For this study, 12 part-time students in an early childhood studies program were interviewed and videotaped concerning their personal stories as students. Initial analysis of their responses revealed main themes: (1) economic barriers to full-time degree study; (2) domestic responsibilities/gender issues (for example, the stress of juggling…

This study profiled the First Time In College (FTIC) freshmen students at Nova Southeastern University (Florida). It was found that for fall term 1997, the university had 442 FTIC freshmen, up from 215 for fall term 1995. Approximately 70 percent of all 1997 FTIC freshmen were female, and nearly 85 percent were permanent residents of Florida.…

This document presents higher education enrollment data in tables for Fall 2003 for the state of West Virginia. Contents include data charts on the following topics: (1) Credit Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2003, End-of-Term File Submission; (2) Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment, Fall 2003, End-of-Term File Submission; (3) Credit Headcount Enrollment,…

State funding mechanisms are seen as coming under scrutiny because they don't accurately reflect enrollment decline effects on overall costs. Ohio has worked out a method of relating funding formula to actual costs and Florida reduces funding by half the average cost for enrollment declines. (Author/MLW)