This article discusses students taking part-time work whilst studying higher education (HE). It suggests that cross-national trends can be observed in the purposes, types, benefits, negative aspects and outcomes of part-time work by HE students. The paper reviews literature on HE students working part-time in the UK and the US, and UNESCO studies…

Reports on information concerning the recruitment of students; job assignments of graduates; allocation of revenues and expenditures; and management reform at Hangzhou University (China). Shows that new students are increasingly coming from senior high schools and that the number of students coming from peasant families is decreasing. Provides…

Provides data showing student recruitment; job assignment of graduates; revenue and expenditure allocations; and management reforms at Beijing University (China). Reports that more new students are coming from senior high schools and that fewer students from peasant families are entering the university. Provides concrete empirical data. (KO)