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Characteristics of Extenders: Full-Time Students Who Take Light Credit Loads and Graduate in More Than Four Years.
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Volkwein, James Fredericks; Lorang, Wendell G. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
Analysis of transcripts and survey responses of undergraduate students in one university identified three types of student extenders (full-time students taking longer than normal to complete a degree), determined by financial need, grade-consciousness, and special situations. Characteristics of these groups are compared with those posited by…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students, Course Selection (Students)
Prior Activities and Progress in MBA Programs.
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Cooksey, Elizabeth C.; Rindfuss, Ronald R. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study drew on data from a major longitudinal study to examine whether graduate business administration students experienced a hiatus in educational careers and whether work/education profiles differed from other graduate students. Results indicate interrupting education between bachelor's and master's degrees correlates with part-time enrollment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education
The Determinants of Progress to the Doctoral Degree.
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Gillingham, Lisa; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A study of 723 doctoral students investigated the relationship between time taken to complete the degree and economic factors, including employment hours, study hours, household income, indebtedness, amount and type of aid, and part-time student status. Field of study and foreign/domestic student status were also considered. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Doctoral Degrees, Economic Factors, Graduate Students
An Investigation of Gender and Other Variables on Time to Completion of Doctoral Degrees.
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Seagram, Belinda Crawford; Gould, Judy; Pyke, Sandra W. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study of 154 recent graduates of York University (Ontario) doctoral programs in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities investigated the relationship of gender, discipline, characteristics of the supervisory relationship, student financial situation, participation in teaching and research assistantships, and enrollment status to the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Faculty Advisers, Graduate Students