Uses national survey data to identify individuals returning to full-time education in the United Kingdom. Examines returnees' characteristics and estimates a model of the decision to return. Student background is a factor, suggesting that initial employment mismatches and insufficient occupational information were partly to blame for leaving…

We develop a model derived from human capital theory that explicitly recognizes the role of opportunity costs, particularly employment opportunities, in determining full-time/part-time enrollment patterns for college students. Using national data from the 1990/1994 Beginning Post-secondary Survey, we test this model by comparing those initially…

Three studies of British full-time students aged 16-19 found 70-80% also worked part time. A typology of their school-work attitudes was developed: balancers, risk-takers, deliberate nonworkers, outsiders, and connectors. Reforms in advanced-level curriculum may affect the relationship between school and part-time work in several ways:…

In this paper, absorbing markov chains are used to analyse the flows of higher degree by research candidates (doctoral and master) within an Australian faculty of business. The candidates are analysed according to whether they are full time or part time. The need for such analysis stemmed from what appeared to be a rather poor completion rate (as…

Day-care center enrollments, hours of service, and total capacity are used as the basis to calculate units of full-time care and full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. FTE can be used as an accurate gauge for monitoring the success and performance of a day-care center. (PAM)

Interviews with 150 working and 50 nonworking secondary and postsecondary students in Britain found that, although financial need was an initial motivation, working becomes habitual and normative. Most learn to adjust to work and study demands. Work enables the acquisition of transferable interpersonal skills, even in poorly rewarded jobs. (SK)

The purpose of this study was to compare undergraduate nursing students' achievement on examinations for three groups in a mandatory microbiology course. The study represents one aspect of a larger research project designed to gain insight into factors that may influence online learning for distance education nursing students at a Canadian…

Consolidation of schedules for traditional and nontraditional college students could save money. However, a study of full-time students and faculty members showed they preferred traditional time frames and two or three class meetings per week. Innovative scheduling will still be needed for nontraditional part-time students. (JAC)

Interviews with 14 from a random sample of 20 full-time married male students at the University of Guelph examined how their lives and their families' lives had changed because of their participation in education. Findings indicate that this population entered the university in response to developmental transition and that students and their…

Describes programs developed for distance learners, including programs for enrolled students and continuing education for employees. Projects emphasizing television technology are highlighted: Sunrise Semester; Pennsylvania Learning Network (PENNARAMA); NYNETWORK and NYSERNET in New York State; Mid-State Educational Telecommunications Cooperative…

Discusses the Robbins Committee's mistaken assumption that full-time student enrollment would increase, resulting in a decline in part-time study. States that this miscalculation has had important social and financial consequences that, without adjustment, might impose obstacles for future expansion. Suggests changes in the student support system…

A survey of 119 graduate social work students revealed higher levels of stress among part-time than full-time students. Thirty-eight variables, representing three major groupings of stressors, were examined to compare the perceived stress level of students from full- and part-time programs. (Author/MH)

Expenditures by six colleges (Lynchburg College, Seattle University, the University of Chicago, the University of South Carolina, Western State College of Colorado, and Williams College) are analyzed. Many of the data used for the analysis are those supplied by the annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). (MLW)

Summarizes the findings of a study of further and adult education provision for people with severe learning difficulties. It also seeks to provide an overview of the information collected and to draw attention to some of the key issues that arise. (CT)

Educational trends concerning students who graduate from Scottish universities are presented. Specifically discussed are (1) numbers of graduates (these are compared with statistics from universities in other United Kingdom countries); (2) destinations of the graduates, i.e., continue full-time study or enter employment; and (3) numbers remaining…