Feedback about their learning experiences was obtained from part-time students at Hong Kong Polytechnic through videotaped focus groups. Video clips were used to develop an orientation program for new adult students and for staff development seminars on working with adult students. (SK)

Explains the growing importance of higher-level qualifications for adults in the UK, highlighting statistical trends in commitment to learning and qualifying-the result of taking part-time courses in higher education. Most part-time undergraduates fund their own tuition. Mature students' backgrounds and perspectives partly account for their rising…

This study examined the way part-time students cope with fitting in study on top of other demands on their time. To measure the deployment of coping mechanisms, an instrument was developed based on previous qualitative work. The earlier work had identified three coping mechanisms--sacrifice, support, and negotiation of arrangements--operating in…

An examination of the literature suggests that universities play a part in developing generic capabilities needed nowadays for societies, through immersing students in a stimulating campus environment. Part time students, though, spend less time on campus than their full time counterparts, and far less time than on-campus residents, so could be…

We develop a model derived from human capital theory that explicitly recognizes the role of opportunity costs, particularly employment opportunities, in determining full-time/part-time enrollment patterns for college students. Using national data from the 1990/1994 Beginning Post-secondary Survey, we test this model by comparing those initially…

This study examines second-term and second-year persistence of 19,489 freshmen at American River College (ARC), a large, urban, public community college near Sacramento, California. Academic and non-academic characteristics are compared between first year dropouts and those students that enroll one year after the first fall term at ARC for two…

Adelphi University has awarded 76 Masters in Business Administration degrees to people in the New York City area who attended its Classroom on Wheels, one specially equipped car on each of four commuter train lines. The program, reaching over 1000 people since 1971 is run and promoted solely on tuition. (JT)

A report on New York State's Aid for Part-Time Study Program (APTS) for the 1985-1986 academic year is presented. APTS was created as a campus-based award program where recipients and award amounts are determined locally by the participating institution. The program provides up to $2,000 in annual awards to part-time undergraduate students…

A study examined the characteristics, experiences, and performance of undergraduates enrolled in part-time degree programs at polytechnics and colleges in Great Britain. Data were collected from questionnaires completed by 2,876 (of 4,227 contacted) part-time undergraduates enrolled in 66 courses in 1985. The median age of the respondents was 30,…

A preliminary study was conducted to draw a profile of older adults who participate in educational programs on college campuses and to identify those older people who are not being served. The college and university programs surveyed in this study were drawn from a list of College Centers for Older Learners (CCOL) recently described in a…

The purpose of this project was to identify characteristics of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) candidates planning to study part time, to examine trends in part-time enrollment in colleges requiring the SAT, to investigate college admissions requirements for part-time students, and to determine whether those colleges are concerned about the…

Divided into ten sequential chapters, this book provides a comprehensive consumer guide to home study (correspondence study). Chapters deal with educational alternatives (how to select the best training, pros and cons of home study), what can be learned through home study (yacht designing, gemology, stock market investment, military or job skills…

This paper offers six strategies for teaching literature to unsophisticated students. Unsophisticated students are defined as adult and other part-time learners, as well as full-time students, who are less academically qualified than students in previous years. Strategy one suggests that teachers directly confront difficult literature and help…

Of 3,393 students on the campuses of Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior Colleges and at George County Occupational Training Center in 1974, 82 percent were full-time, 18 percent were part-time, 68 percent were freshmen (many of whom were vocational students), and 32 percent were sophomores (few of whom were vocational students). Fifty-nine percent of…