The paper looks at part-time higher educational services for students in the educational systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A comparative examination of the nature and importance of part-time higher education is then presented. (DB)

One of the most common questions asked about the State University System (SUS) is "What is enrollment within the SUS?" The answer to the question will depend on how and when enrollment is counted. This information brief is an effort to provide an easily accessible, written explanation of the principal methods of measuring enrollment and…

The purpose of this study was to select an institution that has mandated mentoring as part of its mission and to examine students' perceptions of the mentoring they received. The study selected Empire State College (ESC), a college that is part of the State of New York University system in the USA. ESC is an institution with a 36-year history of…

This study explores the dimensions of the work/life/study balance and its influence on student participation in higher education, through a case study of the experience of higher education students, studying both full time and part time, in a Scottish further education college. The experience of the students and the work/life/study challenges that…

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…

Since, with changing marriage and career patterns, women have been re-examining their educational possibilities, this study considered: (1) whether women in small towns had motives different from those in large cities, (2) if motives differed with age, (3) how levels of aspiration differed, and (4) how vocational plans varied according to…

The study uses a cost-benefit framework to estimate the value of obtaining an MBA degree on a part-time basis while holding a full-time professional position. The part-time degree was found to be a worthwhile investment in human capital. (Author/LH)

A discussion of university provision for parttime students in England and some proposals for improvement. (Editor)

Estimates of the relative net private, social, and institutional costs indicate that the private and social costs of part-time education may be significantly below those of full-time study, but that the institutional costs may be higher. (Author)

Adult part-time students make great efforts to manage competing demands on their time. These efforts can be undermined by lack of institutional processes that ensure efficient, effective, and economical educational services. (SK)

A personal-views survey and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were completed by 25 full-time and 16 part-time nursing students. They reported moderately high levels of hardiness and low anxiety, but these characteristics did not correlate with academic achievement. (SK)

The tendency for university students to work full time is generally regarded as a problem. A method can be developed to implement the necessary requirements of a degree program in a way that makes it possible for students to put their jobs on hold while working toward a degree. (JOW)

Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue looks at the differences between students enrolled part-time, compared with those enrolled full-time, during their first term. The analysis addresses differences in developmental needs, as well as various outcome measures -- persistence, credits completed, and accumulated…

This report examines the ratio of part-time students to full-time students enrolled at the University of California and the California State University--and the trends in enrollment over the past five years. It also discusses the fiscal impact part-time enrollment has on both the State and the individual student. Appended are: (1) Part-time…