Examined part-time students' perceptions of collaborative community in a graduate, multidisciplinary education department with courses offered on multiple campuses. Found that perceptions of community are synonymous with friendship, involvement, cohesion, communication, and trust. These feelings were affected more by campus location, program area,…

Discusses agents of change in provision of part-time education in Britain: the role of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications, the Education Reform Act, growing use of performance indicators, Training and Enterprise Councils, and a change to funding through learners. (SK)

In fiction, night school students are usually stereotyped as outsiders: either losers incapable of functioning in academia or worthy achievers who are hard working, bright, and goal oriented. Public opinion and evening students' self-perceptions may be affected by these stereotypes. (SK)

A course in English for speakers of other languages at a British college evolved from part-time language development offered with a mainstream course. The more extensive support students needed expanded into a vocational program with a language component. (SK)

This paper presents the results of a 3-year quasi-experimental study of three Masters courses in computing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the teaching and learning of these courses were enhanced by being developed and delivered in an online format as compared to face-to-face full-time and part-time delivery. Key…

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…

Degrees granted for part-time study are minimal in Britain and have been mainly awarded by London University. A small amount of part-time degree work is also carried on by Goldsmiths' College, West Ham College of Technology, and the Universities of Manchester, Durham, and Belfast. The establishment of the National Council for Academic Awards has…

Included in this publication are the enrollment data supplied to the North Dakota Higher Education Facilities Commission for utilization by institutions of postsecondary education, policy formulation boards, executive and legislative branches of state government and the general public. Tables presented include: headcount enrollment; full-time…

This report examines the University of California's potential for responding to the needs of part-time students and urges the University into unchartered but exciting educational arenas. The report asks the University to make its upper division and master's program more available, its facilities more accessible, and its support services more…

The Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas, developed and implemented a support system for serving adult students at off-campus sites. This overview provides a framework for other colleges and universities who are planning outreach sites and activities. (JOW)

A survey of registered nurses (RNs) in the Battle Creek, Michigan, area identified the barriers they faced in continuing their education. Barriers include (1) commuting distance, (2) work schedule, (3) finances, and (4) anxiety. Michigan State University's Lifelong Education program was designed to help nurses overcome these barriers. (CH)

Explores the attitudes and attendance behavior of adult students at the Working Men's College, Camden (England). Investigates these needs from the perspective of the students themselves, through an examination of their attitudes concerning their own motivation, expectations, and satisfaction with the part-time education being provided. (Author/CT)

Nearly half of all full-time working college students are working enough hours to hurt their academic achievement and the overall quality of their education. At the same time, the majority of these students report that they would not be able to attend college if they did not work. As college costs have risen, federal grant-aid has failed to keep…