The role of the community colleges in career education, compensatory education, community education, and transfer education is discussed in terms of its development in the 1970s and its future in the 1980s. (JMF)

Examines the extension education services to part-time students contending that quality services can be accomplished when the institution as a whole begins to view off-campus part-time students not as second-class citizens who merely provide welcome sources of additional enrollments but as equal seekers of the benefits of postsecondary education.…

Different gender cultures can create dilemmas for women in the workplace. Although mentoring can help address this problem, there are at least three different available mentoring models (the apprenticeship, the competency model, and the reflective practitioner). Examines definitions and grounds for choosing among mentoring alternatives.…

Presents national data on the 40-and-older student population, focusing on their methods for gaining access to postsecondary education, experiences while participating in education and training, and outcomes. Reports that the proportion of these students increased 235% between 1970 and 1993 and that the majority attend part-time and live…

A West German study examined the demand for opportunities to study while working for people with vocational qualifications who desire academic qualifications. Three areas showed promise for minimizing existing inequalities: the vocational orientation of courses taken while working, the interest of unions and employers, and the support of…

A comparison of national student survey results from 1973-74 and 1983-84 illustrates the changing influence of demographic, regional, socioeconomic, and financial factors on undergraduate students' registration as full- or part-time students in Canadian universities. The findings are evaluated in terms of Canadian social change, especially…

An Australian study investigated the structure of a master's program in education and examiners' concerns about theses, focusing on the most common criticisms. The study was based on information about 125 part-time students' theses over a 4-year period. The examiners' criticisms raised questions about the thesis supervisor's role. (MSE)

Examines the Fridays Only part-time/distance education program of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. Provides a history of the program and a composite of a typical day for the Fridays Only student; discusses strengths and weaknesses from the perspectives of the students, faculty, and…

Describes a distance education project in Iceland to provide professional education to practicing teachers of pupils with special needs. The concepts of distance, decentralized, and flexible education are discussed. The curriculum model used as a framework for a contract between students and their educational institutions is examined. (Contains…

Compares Canadian and British models of the provision and practice of part-time forms of higher education. Examines historical context, part-time enrollments, institutional organization, funding, course characteristics, and student characteristics. Contrasts these two systems with those in western European countries, the United States, and…

Effectiveness of methods used to increase access to higher education is investigated in the policies and practices of evening credit programs in seven Canadian universities. In particular, two approaches to internal program organization and administration are examined. Suggestions are made for further research and policies promoting part-time…

As a result of rising student costs, Canadian universities are seeing increasing numbers of dropouts and decreasing numbers of part-time, low-income, and racially and ethnically diverse students. The Canadian Federation of Students has increased public awareness and led mass protests against government policies that are decreasing access to higher…

This is the report on part-time study in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) for Universities UK and GuildHE (previously SCOP) from Nigel Brown Associates. It forms Strand 2 of the wider research into part-time higher education commissioned by Universities UK and GuildHE using quantitative data not available from published sources and…

Using Pell grant awards as a proxy for the enrollment of low-income students is common. The most recent National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) data shows that only 16.9% of community college students enrolled in credit courses receive these grants. This paper examines 7 different hypotheses that might explain this low rate. It finds…

Existing applications of event history modeling in attrition research typically focused on the first departure. This study extends the scope of existing applications by dividing each student's enrollment history into periods of enrollment and non-enrollment (spells). The findings indicate that departure is strongly associated with poor college…