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Ghosh, D.; Mallier, Tony – Higher Education Review, 1992
A survey of 973 students in a variety of academic programs at the University of Coventry (England) returning from summer vacations gathered information about summer employment experiences and income. Income levels for students employed full and part time were then compared with student contribution requirements for student financial aid. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Kelly, Marci – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
The current income tax law's effects on common elements of education financing are discussed, including scholarships, loans, employment, and related issues. In light of recent tax changes that increase the after-tax cost of education, information for maximizing remaining tax advantages is offered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
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Blackburn-Smith, Jefferson; Lembo, Laura – College and University, 1998
A discussion of student-employee management in the college admissions office looks at the philosophy underlying student use in this function, employee recruitment and hiring practices, training and compensation, monitoring of student-employee performance, and the personal and professional rewards of working with student employees in this context.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, Employment Practices, Higher Education
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Stone, James R., III; Mortimer, Jeylan T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1998
Review of research on adolescent employment found the following: (1) employment patterns were relatively unchanged in 40 years; (2) emerging literature challenges the assumption that "floundering" is necessarily bad; and (3) increasing amounts of work negatively affect school performance. Methodological issues include selection bias, sampling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Career Development, Education Work Relationship
Schramm, Robert M.; Wagner, Richard J.; Werner, Jon M. – Distance Education Report, 2000
Describes results of a survey of 206 students in the University of Wisconsin Whitewater's online MBA program that investigated sufficiency of training, problems in accessing the course, client servers versus Internet browsers, employment status, and part-time versus full-time student status. Concludes that further research is needed concerning…
Descriptors: Full Time Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Masters Programs
McGlynn, Angela Provitera – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
It is a well-known but highly misunderstood fact that Black and Hispanic students who start out at community colleges are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree with six years than their White or Asian peers. In this article, the author discusses several factors that account for this trend: (1) Black and Hispanic students who start their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Graduation, High Risk Students
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Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
After dramatic growth between 1970 and 1990, part-time students have formed a large and stable segment of the undergraduate population in U.S. postsecondary institutions (Hussar 2005). In fall 2004, approximately 5.5 million undergraduates were enrolled part time, making up 37 percent of the undergraduate enrollment in all degree-granting…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Financial Aid
Banks, Karen – 1993
As part of an evaluation of the Alcohol and Drug Defense Program, a survey was conducted of 948 high school students in the Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, North Carolina. Of the 114 questions on the survey, 12 were related to students' after-school employment, current course grades, and future plans after high school graduation.…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Goal Orientation
Malcolm, Heather; Johnstone, Margaret – 1991
The work experience module used in secondary schools in Lothian, Scotland, was evaluated by soliciting the opinions of the teachers and career officers who organize it, the students who participate, and the employers who provide work experience placements. Data were gathered between October 1990 and March 1991 from 699 students in 38 schools, 151…
Descriptors: Databases, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Job Placement
Alperin, Betsy A. – ACU-I Bulletin, 1990
The project described in this article examined the connection between students' overall development level as measured by the Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory (SDTLI), and their participation in either part-time, on-campus employment or volunteer membership in the Stamp Union Program Council. A group of 141 students (from a total…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Stages, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education
Kaczynski, Daniel J.; And Others – 1990
A summer employment and training project for high school dropouts was conducted at Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) through the college's Adult High School. The program participants were economically disadvantaged teenagers who were eligible for Job Training Partnership Act funding. All but four of the 20 participants were high school…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, High Schools
Fordyce, Hugh – Research Report, 1989
The paper reviews findings, many of them unexpected, of college institutional research offices and other educational researchers listed under the following headings: the working student, the academic load, economic background, cooperation, cultural literacy, retention, and outcomes assessment. Noted findings include: the student who holds a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cooperation, Credits, Evaluation Methods
Hansen, W. Lee; And Others – 1985
The amount of earnings by dependent college students with unmet financial need was assessed in 1983-1984, along with the extent to which student earnings reduce or eliminate unmet need. Aggregated data on imbalances among costs, resources (including expected parent contributions and student earnings), and financial aid were examined for full-time…
Descriptors: Dependents, Financial Needs, Higher Education, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid)
Teilmann, Shehbal – 1980
Information on 1980 college freshmen at Baruch College, New York, is presented, and comparisons are made with data from the 1977 and 1979 freshmen classes. Additionally, characteristics of registrants and nonregistrants in 1980 are compared. The following areas were assessed with regard to student expectations and aspirations: reasons for deciding…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Choice, College Freshmen
New Rochelle Coll., NY. – 1983
A guide for colleges concerning institutional financial aid services for adults is presented. Results of national surveys on participation in adult education are provided to help institutions design programs for adults. Nine characteristics of adult students are described, along with implications for policies and procedures of the financial aid…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Students
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