This 1984 study analyzes the performance of part-time faculty in community colleges in response to the trend toward increased utilization of part-time instructors. Part-time instructors, or part-timers, are most heavily used in community colleges, which represent the most market-sensitive segment of American higher education. The number of…

This report uses data from the 1995-96 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to profile undergraduates who were enrolled in U.S. postsecondary institutions in the academic year 1995-96. The report begins with an essay that explores the extent to which undergraduates work while they are in school. This essay found that 79 percent of…

This brief report presents data on employment and postsecondary persistence and attainment of higher education students, based on data from the 1990 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Second Follow-up. Major findings include: (1) five years after initial enrollment, 89 percent of students had worked at some time while enrolled,…

Each spring, students in randomly selected classes at Howard Community College (Maryland) complete the Yearly Evaluation of Services by Students (YESS) survey. The purpose of this survey is to gather student perceptions about the quality of service and instruction they received, and to rate other elements of the campus environment in order to…

Total headcount enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities reached 172,735 students in fall 2004, representing the third straight year of an all-time record. This year's growth of 2,111 students, or 1.2 percent, was larger than last year's more tepid gain of 0.5 percent, or 876 students. This report analyzes fall 2004 headcount…

Recently there has been a notable increase in the amount of attention given to the subject of vocational education on the part of the general public as well as by educators. There has been much debate among educators over the respective merits and functions of vocational education and general education, and there are still educational leaders who…

Although Chinese officials have optimistically declared their faith in the potential of educational television instruction to present a cost-effective alternative to traditional schooling, it remains to be seen if the Chinese experience is more satisfactory than that of other Third World countries, whose success in this area has been limited.…

National data on graduate enrollment in 52 pharmacy schools are presented on full- and part-time students, master's and doctoral programs, minorities, discipline enrollments, students' geographic origin (state, Canada, foreign countries), state of residence or country of origin, financial support programs, and percentage enrollment change since in…

States that part-time university students are discriminated against, most importantly by the students' lack of contact with full-time faculty. Explains the various reasons why full-time teachers cannot or do not want to teach evening classes of adult part-time students and offers some alternatives to alter such attitudes. (MF)

Part-time students' characteristics and teaching and testing preferences were correlated with performance on a standardized economics exam. Learning modules are described. Methods of pinpointing student weaknesses and predicting students' final results are discussed as they relate to other subjects. (MSE)

Statistics are reported for 1978 graduate student enrollments in the 55 accredited pharmacy schools in the United States with enrollments at the masters or doctoral levels. The statistics include masters enrollments, doctoral enrollments, geographic origin of students, part-time enrollments, and financial support figures. (JMD)

Over 600 part-time evening undergraduate students were surveyed to investigate the relationship between precollege training and persistence. Having a high school diploma, having not repeated a year in high school, undertaking certain types of training, and delaying university entry by a year were conducive to persistence. (Author/GDC)

Offering a degree in advance of the traditional B.A. will "exalt the liberal arts curriculum" and better serve new students. The curriculum should be expanded to accommodate the less-qualified undergraduates and full service should be offered to the public, six days a week, year round. (MLW)

Trends in undergraduate, graduate, and professional enrollment in public and private colleges since 1976 are charted, and the changes in salient student characteristics are discussed, including the increase in the proportion of part-time and female students. The role of institutional efforts to cultivate new constituencies is emphasized. (MSE)

Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…