Used longitudinal data from the 1990-1994 Beginning Postsecondary Students Survey to evaluate the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who ever enroll part time. Between 40% and 50% of students attending part time at least one nonsummer term, and persistence was surprisingly high. (SLD)

Analysis of data from "Business Week" rankings of business schools revealed advantages to part-time graduate business programs. Students employed full time have relevant work experience that is a rich classroom resource and this more heterogenous population enriches teaching and learning. Time and stress management are important…

Discusses a strategy for day care centers to establish a back-up child care program that would provide care on an "as needed" basis. Suggests ways of marketing back-up care, scheduling staff, maximizing a separate room, determining fees, and integrating children into classroom routines. (JPB)

The purpose of this study was to examine students' levels of engagement in educational practices by enrollment status, time of enrollment, and size of college in community colleges. Specifically, this study assessed the quality of the undergraduate education through students' self-reported data about their academic and nonacademic activities. The…

Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue looks at the differences between students enrolled part-time, compared with those enrolled full-time, during their first term. The analysis addresses differences in developmental needs, as well as various outcome measures -- persistence, credits completed, and accumulated…

This report examines the ratio of part-time students to full-time students enrolled at the University of California and the California State University--and the trends in enrollment over the past five years. It also discusses the fiscal impact part-time enrollment has on both the State and the individual student. Appended are: (1) Part-time…

A part-time degree programme has been run at the Liverpool John Moores University, formerly Liverpool Polytechnic, for some 20 years without any systematic attempt to evaluate its effects on students. An evaluation was begun by focusing on graduates of the programme who entered between 1992 and 1994 and continued with recent part-time students.…

Field placements in teacher candidate preparation have long been established as significant and formative for learners. Teacher educators attempt to align course goals with fieldwork and then assess candidate progress. This authentic practice has been highly valued for preservice candidates. For educators in the United States, providing an…

This article discusses the part-time/Internet-based Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was the first school of public health in the United States to offer a Master of Public Health program via the Internet. The JHSPH MPH Program…

The paper attempts to analyze the work of the London external degree and its place in the fluid system of higher and further education. Oxford and other universities have traditional extramural departments strictly concerned with non-vocational, usually non-examined, non-degree courses; London University has been serving the majority of England's…

The phenomenon of part-time study in American education is traced from its roots in the 18th Century, and trends are projected for the coming decades. The effect part-time enrollment will have on the survival of two- and four-year institutions of higher education is noted. (MJB)

Describes the development of an applied demography course designed to attract older part-time students. Illustrates students' work in the course with three brief case studies. (JDH)

Use of various communications media is discussed. (SP)

Discusses the results of a study of the background characteristics of graduates of part-time business studies degree programs. (JOW)