This study examined the characteristics of part-time students at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) and Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada), an open admissions undergraduate distance education university. Also called adult students or non-traditional students, part-time students have been viewed as a homogenous group despite marked…

This case study focused on a small liberal arts college (Lake Erie College, Ohio) over one year during which four milestone events appeared to be pivotal in increasing the willingness of the school to use institutional research for decision-making in areas of program modification and development. At the beginning of the year, the college was faced…

This document is a comprehensive report of Ohio activities related to the expenditures of federal funds under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 during the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. The report contains three sections, each formatted to meet different accountability standards. Section 1…

This report examines the trends in Black undergraduate enrollments at Pennsylvania colleges and universities and postsecondary education participation rates for Pennsylvania's Black high school graduating classes for the 1980s. Enrollment trends for all undergraduates, full-time undergraduates, first-time undergraduates and for part-time…

This Congressionally requested memorandum compares the Pell Grant provisions contained in the recent new versions proposed by the Senate and House with the current program. The first section describes the program, pointing out that students' eligibility for Pell Grants and the size of their awards depend on three factors: the amount they and their…

The convergence of three trends makes service to minority students an imperative for continuing education: (1) increasing proportions of diverse groups in the U.S. population and work force; (2) continuing education and retraining as keys to survival in a workplace of change; and (3) declining college enrollments of diverse populations and…

This report presents fall 1998 enrollment data for the North Dakota University System. Data are presented in 18 tables and 2 figures; definitions and institutional abbreviations are included in the introductory material. The tables provide information on: (1) headcount enrollment; (2) full-time enrollment; (3) total student credit hours of…

Trends in enrollment and degrees granted by the State University of New York (SUNY) institutions from 1948 to 1990 are presented. Credit course enrollment is considered in relation to headcount enrollment for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University as well as systemwide. The data are for the fall term of each…

A British study reviewed teaching and learning strategies used in Business and Technician Education Council (BTEC) courses in the context of growing emphasis on student-centered approaches and work-based competence. Course coordinators, tutors, course teams, and students in Business Studies and Engineering departments at 16 centers were…

A study was conducted in the the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) to determine how high school seniors, current PCCD students, community residents, and PCCD part-time students perceived their educational needs. Surveys were conducted to gather information regarding: (1) high school seniors' educational plans upon graduation from high…

Minnesota's goals and policies for serving part-time and returning college students were studied. Attention was directed to the following: programs that should be available to part-time and returning students; forms of credit or recognition that should be given to these students; the way that responsibility should be shared and monitored within…

Fall 1985 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented. This first of three volumes presents three types of summary information that uses the individual institution (or institutional type) as the unit of analysis. Statistical tables…

Fall 1982 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York are presented. This second of two volumes presents reports that display credit course students by origin or origin grouping. Separate tables are presented for each New York State county. Data are also…

The results of a survey of 180 part-time students' opinions on the standard of English in Hong Kong, on governmental efforts to improve the level of English in Hong Kong, and on how returning Hong Kong to China in 1997 will effect the standard of English are reported. The students were enrolled in a 6-year course in Chinese/English/Translation at…

In late fall 1986, questionnaires were mailed to all 3,327 students who had received a degree or certificate from a Connecticut community college the previous spring. The study focused on the graduates' characteristics, attendance patterns, employment status, and satisfaction levels. A total of 1,438 surveys, or 43%, were returned, with the…