Used longitudinal data from the 1990-1994 Beginning Postsecondary Students Survey to evaluate the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who ever enroll part time. Between 40% and 50% of students attending part time at least one nonsummer term, and persistence was surprisingly high. (SLD)

Analysis of data from "Business Week" rankings of business schools revealed advantages to part-time graduate business programs. Students employed full time have relevant work experience that is a rich classroom resource and this more heterogenous population enriches teaching and learning. Time and stress management are important…

Discusses a strategy for day care centers to establish a back-up child care program that would provide care on an "as needed" basis. Suggests ways of marketing back-up care, scheduling staff, maximizing a separate room, determining fees, and integrating children into classroom routines. (JPB)

This report provides annualized enrollment information for the Wyoming community college system for the 2007-2008 academic year. During this year, credit headcount at Wyoming's community colleges has increased by 4.8%, and now exceeds 24,000. The report also indicates that a once prevalent difference between the enrollment of men and women is…

With the increase in student numbers and political concern to ensure fair access to higher education, universities have been reviewing their admissions processes in order to improve their transparency, efficiency and effectiveness. The process contains relatively discrete activities--applications and admissions--in which both the applicants and…

Purpose: The paper aims to investigate an aspect of undertaking a part-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) that has been discussed informally but has not been researched--that a proportion of MBA students who start their studies within a marriage are likely to end up with the qualification, but without the spouse.…

The apparent absence of learners from the spaces and times of the institution is usually seen as a negative element of distance learning, positioning distance learners as other to the "norm" of the present, on-campus, traditional student. This paper explores the narratives of a group of distance learners, highlighting that these learners primarily…

The last decade has seen increased interest in various aspects of the UK doctorate. This report brings together issues arising from national policy developments, the doctoral researcher cohort, the diversification of doctoral level provision in the UK and the development of the third cycle in the Bologna process. Through discussions with key…

The paper attempts to analyze the work of the London external degree and its place in the fluid system of higher and further education. Oxford and other universities have traditional extramural departments strictly concerned with non-vocational, usually non-examined, non-degree courses; London University has been serving the majority of England's…

The phenomenon of part-time study in American education is traced from its roots in the 18th Century, and trends are projected for the coming decades. The effect part-time enrollment will have on the survival of two- and four-year institutions of higher education is noted. (MJB)

Describes the development of an applied demography course designed to attract older part-time students. Illustrates students' work in the course with three brief case studies. (JDH)

Use of various communications media is discussed. (SP)

Discusses the results of a study of the background characteristics of graduates of part-time business studies degree programs. (JOW)

Results of a study of 1,275 individuals receiving undergraduate degrees at the University of Victoria in May 1986 showed considerable shifting between full- and part-time status among all students during degree completion and a pronounced shift toward part-time status as graduation neared. (JOW)