A preliminary study was conducted to draw a profile of older adults who participate in educational programs on college campuses and to identify those older people who are not being served. The college and university programs surveyed in this study were drawn from a list of College Centers for Older Learners (CCOL) recently described in a…

The purpose of this project was to identify characteristics of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) candidates planning to study part time, to examine trends in part-time enrollment in colleges requiring the SAT, to investigate college admissions requirements for part-time students, and to determine whether those colleges are concerned about the…

Explores the world of higher education for night school students based on interviews with part-time adult college students about their experiences and perceptions of work, home, and school. (WL)

This report presents information about enrollment at public and private institutions of higher education in Connecticut. Total enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities reached an all-time record of 170,227 in fall 2002, an increase of 5,550 students (3.4%) over fall 2001. This year also was an all-time record in full-time enrollment,…

A survey of 89 on-campus and 50 teleconferencing students (71 percent response) showed that 83 percent of externals were over 19 and 94 percent of internals were 18 or less. External students had higher scores for intrinsic motivation, interrelating ideas, and deep approach; internal students for fear of failure, surface approach, achievement…

This report uses the 2003-04 NPSAS data to describe the characteristics of graduate and first professional students and how they finance their education, with a section focusing on students who attend exclusively part time. The report also includes a compendium of tables providing detailed data on student and enrollment characteristics, types of…

A study was done of the career paths of part-time students in higher education in the West Midlands (England). The study involved questionnaire and interview surveys of students in two substantial part-time degree programs, one at Warwick University offering courses in historical studies, literary and cultural studies, and social studies; and the…

Study focuses on financial situation of part-time credit students, possible need for extended student assistance programs, and student attitudes toward financial assistance. Results indicate that only a minority of students would apply for financial assistance if it were made available. (Author/RW)

This manuscript was written by Grayson N. Kefauver, a part-time specialist, and Victor H. Noll and C. Elwood Drake, full-time specialists engaged on the National Survey of Secondary Education. It deals with pupils who attended the part-time continuation school's four or more hours a week and also with those who attended evening high schools. It…

A questionnaire survey sought to determine the characteristics of part-time university students in Great Britain, the reasons why they choose part-time study, the difficulties they encounter, the extent and incidence of non-completion, and to identify examples of "good practice" in the provision and management of part-time degree…

This analysis of current and future programs of the Massachusetts State College System examines the potential relationship between the Massachusetts State College System and the providers of Postsecondary Education other than degree-granting colleges and universities that might be established through the Massachusetts Open University, and…

"The Condition of Education" summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest data available. The 2002 edition included a special analysis that describes nontraditional undergraduates in terms of their demographic characteristics, enrollment patterns, ways of combining school and work, participation in distance education,…

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…

In order to measure the importance of financial assistance to part-time students and develop a profile of part-time students at Worthington Community College (WCC), a questionnaire was designed and mailed to each of the 255 persons who had enrolled at WCC as part-time students during the 1974-75 college year. Although the response rate was low…