A study was conducted at Phillips County Community College to examine part-time students' and adjunct faculty members' perceptions of effective instructional behaviors and strategies. A teaching effectiveness survey was distributed to a random sample of 225 part-time students enrolled in spring 1984 and to 54 adjunct faculty members, asking them…

A study examined the difficulties encountered by first-year, part-time Technical and Further Education (TAFE) students that cause them to consider withdrawing from, and in many cases, dropping out of their TAFE programs. Questionnaires were administered to 4,150 early withdrawers (persons who dropped out between January 1 and May 16, 1986), 2,940…

Using information obtained from a variety of field evaluations, this paper reviews social trends that underscore the the need for increased focus on re-entry women students in community colleges and proposes the development of a re-entry program at Bakersfield College to address those needs. The first section of the paper cites national and…

A study was conducted at Montgomery College (MC) to investigate possible relationships between student enrollment and economic conditions and educational costs. The study methodology consisted of a correlation analysis and a time series multiple regression model. The study developed mathematical equations for predicting fall semester enrollments…

Fall 1988 enrollment data were analyzed to produce a profile of new students at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in terms of their sex; race; age; residence; enrollment status as full-/part-time, day/evening, or in-state/out-of-state; program; and degree objective. Relevant data on first-time, transfer, and continuing students were…

A study was conducted to identify the factors that influence adults to continue their education by taking formal course work on a part-time basis. Using May 1981 Current Population Survey data gathered by the Bureau of the Census, the study assessed the importance of price, socioeconomic characteristics, family income, and unemployment rates in…

Based on a method to estimate undergraduate enrollments using age and residency information, undergraduate projections to 1990 for Connecticut colleges and universities are presented. Implications of the projections for competition among institutions and postbaccalaureate enrollments are also addressed. The projections show little overall decline…

Described are current postsecondary educational programs in California that are designed primarily for: (1) over-25 adults with job and family responsibilities that preclude full-time residence degree study and (2) younger adults interested in a form of education that does not preclude wage earning and continuing involvement in their local…

Four papers discuss the use of management information systems (MIS) in institutions for further education (that is, adult education) in England. A brief introduction notes the problems of initiating MIS during a time of declining financial support. The first paper presents arguments for the use of MIS at the technical college level, suggests areas…

Patterns of enrollment at major U.S. research universities from 1965 to 1977 are examined in terms of headcounts, full-time equivalent students, and full-time and part-time students by type of institutional control, by sex, and by level of study. Data are presented for two groups of research universities: (1) the 51 leading universities in terms…

Two questions are addressed: (1) How can existing organizational structures and practices be developed where none have previously existed? The phenomenon of the adult postsecondary student is a fundamental demographic shift not initiated by the institutions but to which they must nonetheless respond. The organizational structure of the University…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF DROPOUTS FROM DAYSCHOOL AND THEIR REASONS FOR ATTENDING FRESNO ADULT SCHOOL AS PART-TIME EVENING STUDENTS. A CHECKLIST TYPE QUESTIONNAIRE, BASED ON MILDRED PARTEN'S "SURVEYS, POLLS, AND SAMPLES," WAS COMPLETED BY 258 MEN AND 427 WOMEN ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE CLASSES. AMONG REASONS FOR…

"Reverse" transfer students are students who began their post-secondary education at a four-year institution and then transferred to a two-year college. "Lateral" transfer students are those who began at one two-year college and later transferred to another two-year college. A review of the admissions and enrollment records at…

These three reports analyze characteristics of Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College students in fall l977. The first report compares average credit hours taken by students in 1977 against 1975 and 1976 figures, and breaks down data for each of several college campuses in terms of full- and part-time registration in academic, technical, vocational…

This paper presents an evaluation of the Teach-A-Tot Children's Center, a demonstration project designed to encourage the development of innovative programs in early childhood education. The evaluation encompassed six areas of program functioning: (1) linguistic, intellectual, and social development; (2) the benefits of full time versus part time…