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McLean, Scott; Rollwagen, Heather – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010
Part-time students have accounted for a significant proportion of rising participation in higher education in many countries. The objectives of this paper are to enrich the empirical literature concerning the inclusion of part-time adult learners in higher education, and to assess the two competing theoretical frameworks that have emerged to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Higher Education, Human Capital, Adult Learning
Lawrance, Jill – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2008
British Columbia offers multiple educational pathways to address the literacy and academic needs of its adult population. In BC, Adult Basic Education (ABE) is offered through two public systems: the secondary system offers the Adult Graduation program in various school district facilities, typically through Continuing Education, and the public…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Mobility, Secondary Education
Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 2011
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) focuses on activities that affect learning in law school. This year's results show how law students spend their time, what they think about their experience in law school, and guide schools in their efforts to improve engagement and learning. The selected results are based on responses from more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Legal Education (Professions), Law Students
Waniewicz, Ignacy – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Demand, Educational Research, Part Time Students
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Tight, Malcolm – European Journal of Education, 1991
The paper looks at part-time higher educational services for students in the educational systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A comparative examination of the nature and importance of part-time higher education is then presented. (DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Stager, David A.A. – 1972
This survey examined the costs, benefits, and financing of all part time undergraduate students at all Ontario universities. The questionnaire was designed to provide the minimum data required for benefit/cost analyses and for an examination of the students' means for financing their education. Since definitions of student categories and the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Research, Financial Needs, Money Management
Paulet, Robert – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1987
The study examined case studies of student service operations and technology used to provide counseling for adult distance education students. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Education Work Relationship
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Keast, David A. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2000
Reports on a research study which surveyed approximately 1,400 students at Canadian universities concerning the needs and characteristics of undergraduate student populations with potential for part-time degree completion. Concludes that demographic changes require changes in university programming, including evening and weekend programming,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Needs Assessment
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Whale, W. B. – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 1974
The article questions current university practice of separating or ignoring the needs of part-time students in planning and budgeting. Available from: Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning
Eagleson, Dorothy; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Feature articles include the following: "Engaging with Guidance: Twenty Years of Educational Guidance for Adults" (Eagleson); "What Is Educational Guidance?" (Brown); "Guidance and Unemployment in Canada" (Edwards); "The Great Training Debate: Let's Have One!" (Imeson); "Educational Guidance and…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Counseling, Educational Counseling, Employment Programs
Haughey, Margaret; Murphy, Peter J. – 1984
The demand for postsecondary education on a part-time basis has been rising rapidly in Canada, due in part to the growing need of students to maintain full-time employment and due also to increasing requests for continuing professional education. Since part-time students are often unable to attend regularly scheduled classes and may find frequent…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Television, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Wiseman, John A. – 1976
This study began as a joint venture between Trent University and Queen's University to identify any existing inadequacies in library service to part-time students, and to determine what could be done to improve access to library resources. Because of the significantly different organization of part-time studies at the two schools, two…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Extension Education, Library Facilities, Library Services
Waniewicz, Ignacy – 1975
A probability sample survey of 1,541 residents of Ontario, Canada investigated: (1) the scope of involvement of adults in deliberate part-time learning activities, and (2) the possible role that educational communications media could play in extending educational opportunities to adults. Involvement in education varied according to age,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Needs
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 2007
This volume presents an overall picture of enrollment trends in Canada, with breakdowns in terms of students' gender, age, type of study (part time, full-time, lifelong learning opportunities), level of degree (bachelor's, master's, PhD) and type of student (domestic, international, Aboriginal, visible minorities). Following this is a discussion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment Trends, Student Characteristics, Enrollment Rate
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Anisef, Paul – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1989
A comparison of national student survey results from 1973-74 and 1983-84 illustrates the changing influence of demographic, regional, socioeconomic, and financial factors on undergraduate students' registration as full- or part-time students in Canadian universities. The findings are evaluated in terms of Canadian social change, especially…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Enrollment Influences, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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