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Direct linkNeumann, Ruth; Rodwell, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
Internationally, the attention being paid by governments to research education is growing in line with the increasing numbers of students undertaking research degrees. With this emphasis on research students it is, however, becoming clear that there is a specific category of research student that has been overlooked to the point that they are…
Descriptors: Graduates, Student Experience, Case Studies, Part Time Students
Huber, Kathrin – International Journal of Training Research, 2010
In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of the German states, catchment areas for part-time vocational schools were abolished in 2008. With the intention to foster competition between schools in order to improve school quality, training companies now may freely choose the school of their choice. NRW is the first German state to take this step. In the…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, School Choice, Comparative Analysis, Competition
Download full textRamsay, Eleanor – Australian Educational Researcher, 2008
Part-time engagement is a significant feature of senior secondary study for large numbers of students, in a context which includes high level policy pressures to achieve better outcomes for many more and a wider proportion of the schooling population, and significant policy and practice shifts at school, system and accreditation authority levels.…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Research Needs, Research Opportunities, Part Time Students
Currie, Jan; Baldock, Cora – Australian Universities' Review, 1989
The Australian Federal Government's policy of increasing the participation of school leavers in tertiary studies and the possible effect this may have on access to tertiary studies for mature age students are discussed. A study that addresses the social composition of tertiary students is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Age Differences
Peer reviewedAnderson, Don – Higher Education Review, 1992
Trends in participation of socioeconomic groups in Australian higher education since 1852 are chronicled, with attention given to the policies promoting expansion and democratization, social attitudes associated with part- and full-time participation, the role of world events and related social change, religion and gender differences, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Admission, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedHaines, Brian J.; Collins, J. Maxwell – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Examines the growth of adult continuing education in Australia, using data from Mount Lawley College in Western Australia to show its large enrollment increase in part-time and external mature-age students and the different types of courses and programs provided. Some benefits from and problems with this trend are discussed. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Students, Credit Courses, Educational Innovation
Hore, Terry; West, Leo H. T. – 1980
A study was undertaken, in 1976 and for the three following years, of adult students in Australian higher education. The study examined: (1) the phenomenon of adult students and the extent of their involvement in higher education; (2) the politics and practices of institutions towards these students; (3) staff attitudes in the courses; (4) adult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Adult Students
