The purpose of this study was to examine students' levels of engagement in educational practices by enrollment status, time of enrollment, and size of college in community colleges. Specifically, this study assessed the quality of the undergraduate education through students' self-reported data about their academic and nonacademic activities. The…

This report presents the policy options for legislative action that were adopted by the California Postsecondary Education Commission at its December 12, 2006, meeting. In adopting these policy options the Commission reviewed findings and recommendations from a Special Panel on Affordability composed of experts and stakeholders appointed by the…

The population consisted of full-time married male students aged 25 to 35 inclusive. The study examines the reasons this group gives for nonparticipation in education, reasons for participating, and trigger events. Findings indicate that the concept of work is instrumental in understanding the participation of this group in higher education.…

This E.D. TAB presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Spring 2005 data collection, which included four components: Student Financial Aid for full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the 2003-04 academic year, Enrollment for fall 2004 and 12-month counts for 2003-04.…

This paper presents a quantitative analysis of information literacy competencies level within nine universities of Lithuania. The empirical research was carried out in 2005 with a research sample of 700 respondents. Comparative analysis of the data between full-time and extramural study mode students revealed differences in the level of…

Each Spring, community colleges report their opening spring term enrollment figures to the Illinois Community College Board on a brief spring enrollment survey. This report contains information on student enrollments as of the end of registration (usually the 10th day of the term) for the spring semester and for the winter quarter at the College…

Lists factors, such as money, job prospects, confidence, accessibility and social factors, which may inhibit working class demand for higher education and offers some possible solutions. (JOW)

Presents data from nationally representative sample of the England/Wales Youth Cohort Study, describing patterns of paid work among full-time students in Years 12/13 working for qualifications. Shows paid work of a few hours has negligible impact on "A" level grades, but long working hours significantly reduce grades. (BT)

Retention at university matters. It matters morally, as we know the life chances of people who complete a degree are dramatically improved. It matters financially, as students who leave a university before graduation take their fees with them. And it matters nationally, as the higher the education level of the population, the greater the nation's…

This report includes Summer 2007 semester enrollment information for Wyoming's seven comprehensive community colleges. Selected data includes student counts by credit hours, county, full-time students (FTE), program or study, ethnicity and a ten-year history. (Contains 12 tables.) [For the Spring 2007 enrollment report, see ED502750.]

This study examined the demographic, pre-college, environmental, and college factors that impact students' interests in and decisions to earn a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree among students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Results indicated that Hispanic students were well represented among STEM…

This brief paper summarizes statistics on the rate at which 16-24 year old full-time college students were employed during October from 1970 to 1993, categorized by race/ethnicity (White, Black, and Hispanic) and hours worked per week. The data indicated that 46 percent of all full-time students were employed in 1993, and about one-fourth worked…

Presents the results of an analysis of comparative recurrent expenditure for part-time and full-time enrollments at 19 colleges of advanced education. Results suggest that a part-time enrollment costs less than a full-time enrollment, but that the appropriate weight exceeds .5. (Author/IRT)

Discusses two models of distance-education, group-based versus individual-based. Highlights include group-based distance education for full-time and part-time students; individual-based distance education with pre-prepared materials and without pre-prepared materials; and distance education management and research. (LRW)

For years administrators at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, in Richmond, Virginia, had a hunch that students were not taking full advantage of the college's advising services. Still, they were disappointed two years ago, when the Community College Survey of Student Engagement revealed that their students rarely used career services and…