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)

The increased number of adult college students in Sweden has meant less participation in student life, more group and project work, less traditional instructional methods, fewer textbooks in foreign languages creating a more provincial educational setting, nontraditional scheduling, and political debate over educational quality and the intended…