The Importance of Mature, Part-Time Students to Higher Education in the U.K.

Broomfield, Christina

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ERIC Number: EJ464222

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Importance of Mature, Part-Time Students to Higher Education in the U.K.

Broomfield, Christina

Higher Education, v25 n2 p189-205 Mar 1993

A study applied a human capital model to statistics on part-time adult college/university students in the United Kingdom and finding that part-time students account for approximately 40% of total student numbers of whom 42% are female and that part-time study is of significant benefit to both individuals and society. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Adult Students, College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Research, Educational Benefits, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Human Capital, Models, Nontraditional Students, Part Time Students, Research Needs

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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