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Influence of Entry Pathway and Equity Group Status on Retention and the Student Experience in Higher Education
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Ian W. Li; Denise Jackson – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Expansionary policies to widen participation in higher education have led to a growth in alternative entry pathways into university. This study considers the experiences and retention outcomes of those entering Australian universities through different pathways, and how these vary across diverse student groups. Data were drawn from linked student…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Guided Pathways, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies
McClusky's Theory of Margin and Its Implications on Adult Learners in Higher Education Institutions
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Biney, Isaac Kofi – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This paper draws on McClusky's Theory of Margin which contains elements of life transitions. Adulthood period is one of growth, change and integration of balance between energy needed to engage in learning. There is an increasing participation of adult learners in higher education institutions. This paper determines whether learners complete…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Higher Education, Adult Education, Time to Degree
Time-to-Degree and the Business Cycle
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Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. – Education Economics, 2010
This paper presents the results of an empirical investigation trying to explain individual time-to-degree variances with business cycle fluctuations. Assuming that students determine the optimum study length at university weighing up the cost of an additional semester against the consumption benefit of studying and not yet working, the general…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Attitudes, Economic Climate, Time to Degree
Outcomes from Combining Work and Tertiary Study. A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
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Polidano, Cain; Zakirova, Rezida – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Working in some capacity is almost considered de rigueur for tertiary students. The reasons for working and the impact this has on both an individual's ability to complete their studies and on their post-study labour market outcomes are only recently receiving attention. Using the 1995 and 1998 cohorts of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Working Hours, Higher Education, Income
Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success: A 48-Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes. Executive Summary
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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom, including employment, military training/service, travel,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Time to Degree, School Surveys, Educational Policy
Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success: A 48-Institution Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes
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Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Military Training