Evaluating a Part-Time Degree Programme in Psychology

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Harrop ◽  
Andy Tattersall ◽  
Jennie Cairns
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Degree Programme ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Mean

University records were examined for the 91 part-time students who entered Liverpool John Moores University between 1992 and 1994 to study psychology. The records showed 35 had achieved a BSc Hons Applied Psychology degree and 12 others had reached the level for intermediate awards although only two of these had so far claimed their awards. Despite the wide range of educational backgrounds, which included a number of students without formal qualifications, the mean and the standard deviations of the final examination marks of the part-time students were virtually indistinguishable from those of the full-time students. Withdrawal from the programme had occurred predominantly in the first year. Some implications of these findings are discussed.

Study of Discontinuing Students at Macquarie University

1976 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Baumgart
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Discriminant Analyses ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Second Year

In a study of discontinuing students at Macquarie University major analyses were based on a sample of 444 students divided into four categories: students still persisting in Term 3 of second year, students who discontinued during first year, students who voluntarily discontinued after first year, and students excluded because of failure at the end of first year. Multiple discriminant analyses were used to relate potential predictors to category membership. Predictors included both entry and process variables. Results are reported separately for full-time and part-time students, and for males and females within these categories. The major findings carry implications for those who need to make management decisions in relation to higher education. Additionally, the paper attempts to highlight some of the design problems inherent in correlational studies and to present selected methodological strategies used in this study to minimize the effects of these problems.

scholarly journals Experiences of using the researching professional development framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Lindsay ◽  
Alan Floyd
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Initial Questionnaire ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
New Framework

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on a longitudinal study that explored the perceptions and experiences of part-time doctoral students using the researching professional development framework (RPDF) as they progressed through the first year of their EdD programme at a research-led English University. Design/methodology/approach Following an initial questionnaire completed by students and supervisors (n = 18), six students were interviewed at the beginning, middle and end of the year. Findings The findings suggest that students found the RPDF had been of particular value early in their studies and had helped them realise that they were developing their identity as researching professionals, ready to make a difference to professional practice through their research. Originality/value While Doctorate in Education (EdD) courses have been around for some time, supporting frameworks have tended to be based on traditional PhD routes of study, with the unique development needs of part-time students (who are often working full-time and undertaking research into their professional context) often being ignored. To fill this gap, the authors recently proposed a new framework – the Researching Professional Development Framework – which was specifically developed to support EdD students by offering them an opportunity to reflect on key areas of their professional development as they progress through their studies.

scholarly journals Structural Changes in Israeli Family Farms: Long-Run Trends in the Farm Size Distribution and the Role of Part-Time Farming

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 518
Author(s):  
Ayal Kimhi ◽  
Nitzan Tzur-Ilan
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Higher Moments ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Mean

Israeli agriculture has experienced rapid structural changes in recent decades, including the massive exit of farmers, a resulting increase in average farm size, a higher farm specialization and a higher reliance on non-farm income sources. The higher farm heterogeneity makes it necessary to examine changes in the entire farm size distribution rather than the common practice of analyzing changes in the average farm size alone. This article proposes a nonparametric analysis in which the change in the distribution of farm sizes between two periods is decomposed into several components, and the contributions of subgroups of farms to this change are analyzed. Using data on Israeli family farms, we analyze the changes in the farm size distribution in two separate time periods that are characterized by very different economic environments, focusing on the different contributions of full-time farms and part-time farms to the overall distributional changes. We found that between 1971 and 1981, a period characterized by stability and prosperity, the farm size distribution has shifted to the right with relatively minor changes in higher moments of the distribution. On the other hand, between 1981 and 1995, a largely unfavorable period to Israeli farmers, the change in the distribution was much more complex. While the overall change in the size distribution of farms was smaller in magnitude than in the earlier period, higher moments of the distribution were not less important than the increase in the mean and led to higher dispersion of farm sizes. Between 1971 and 1981, the contributions of full- and part-time farms to the change in the size distribution were quite similar. Between 1981 and 1995, however, full-time farms contributed mostly to the growth in the average farm size, while the average farm size among part-time farms actually decreased, and their contribution to the higher dispersion of farm sizes was quantitatively larger. This highlights the need to analyze the changes in the entire farm size distribution rather than focusing on the mean alone, and to allow for differences between types of farms.

Pediatrician's Practice Choices: Differences Between Part-time and Full-time Practice

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 764-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Fritz ◽  
John D. Lantos
Keyword(s):  
Career Paths ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Status Number ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Teaching Responsibilities ◽  
Almost All

A national survey was used to study the differences in career and family patterns of pediatricians who work part-time (PT) vs those who work full-time (FT). A questionnaire mailed to 375 members of the American Academy of Pediatrics asked about age, marital status, number of children, type of practice, hours worked in particular duties, and attitudes about their choices. Sixty-five percent (n = 216) of the questionnaires were completed. The mean age of both the PT and FT women was 40 years, and FT men averaged 46 years. Thirty-seven percent of women had worked PT at some point in their careers; 21% were currently working PT. Only 70% of the FT women were married compared with 97% and 95% of PT women and FT men. The FT women had significantly fewer children (mean 1.27, compared with 2.34 for PT women and 2.39 for FT men). Part-time women in academic medicine tended to do little research or administrative work, but they had more teaching responsibilities. Almost all the PT women were happy with their decisions and careers despite the feeling among many that they had made career compromises. Many of the FT pediatricians wanted to work less. It is concluded that many women, particularly those with children, choose PT work in order to combine career and family duties. These choices may lead to different career paths for women pediatricians. By recognizing these different career paths, it may be possible for academic institutions to benefit from the unique contributions that PT women pediatricians can make.

E-Learning at Politecnico di Torino

2013 ◽  
pp. 690-702
Author(s):  
Salvatore Barbagallo ◽  
Roberto Bertonasco ◽  
Fulvio Corno ◽  
Laura Farinetti ◽  
Marco Mezzalama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
First Year ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Large Scale System ◽  
Part Time ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Real Challenge

Politecnico di Torino has been actively experimenting distance education scenarios since 1992, through the development of innovative methodologies and tools. The real challenge today, however, is to move from small settings to a large-scale system able to suit the needs of a broad number of users belonging to different categories, from traditional students to part-time or full-time workers, from students living far from Torino to people with participation restriction due to disability. The emphasis then, is not only on the innovation of methodologies and technologies, but on their effective and economically sustainable use in a complex and multi-faceted setting. This chapter describes the services introduced in this direction and gives a preliminary evaluation after the first year of delivery.

scholarly journals A Multidiagnostic Intercomparison of Tropical-Width Time Series Using Reanalyses and Satellite Observations

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1061-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. Davis ◽  
Karen H. Rosenlof
Keyword(s):  
Longwave Radiation ◽  
Hadley Cell ◽  
Radiosonde Data ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Robust Detection ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Yield Trends ◽  
The Tropics

Abstract Poleward migration of the latitudinal edge of the tropics of 0.25°–3.0° decade−1 has been reported in several recent studies based on satellite and radiosonde data and reanalysis output covering the past ~30 yr. The goal of this paper is to identify the extent to which this large range of trends can be explained by the use of different data sources, time periods, and edge definitions, as well as how the widening varies as a function of hemisphere and season. Toward this end, a suite of tropical edge latitude diagnostics based on tropopause height, winds, precipitation–evaporation, and outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) are analyzed using several reanalyses and satellite datasets. These diagnostics include both previously used definitions and new definitions designed for more robust detection. The wide range of widening trends is shown to be primarily due to the use of different datasets and edge definitions and only secondarily due to varying start–end dates. This study also shows that the large trends (>~1° decade−1) previously reported in tropopause and OLR diagnostics are due to the use of subjective definitions based on absolute thresholds. Statistically significant Hadley cell expansion based on the mean meridional streamfunction of 1.0°–1.5° decade−1 is found in three of four reanalyses that cover the full time period (1979–2009), whereas other diagnostics yield trends of −0.5°–0.8° decade−1 that are mostly insignificant. There are indications of hemispheric and seasonal differences in the trends, but the differences are not statistically significant.

The Reported Rewards of Part-Time Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Alex Harrop ◽  
Andy Tattersall ◽  
Adam Goody
Keyword(s):  
Full Time ◽  
Time Study ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time

A questionnaire was administered to part and full-time students of psychology at Liverpool John Moores University in order to determine the extent to which the part-time students appreciated the course. The results showed the part-time students reported themselves as having gained more from the programme than the full-time students, in terms of support and relationship with tutors, satisfaction with teaching and interest in various aspects of the programme. In terms of perceived changes in skill levels, however, there were no large differences between the two groups.

Parenting stress and self-reported discipline strategies of Kenyan caregiving grandmothers

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 505-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Odhiambo Oburu ◽  
Kerstin Palmérus
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Total Stress ◽  
Behaviour Modification ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Child Age

The present study examined the discipline methods used and personal and social determinants of power assertive strategies amongst 113 part-time and 128 full-time adoptive grandmothers of Kenyan children aged 1–10 years. Most of these children had been orphaned by AIDS. Evidence obtained from the study suggested that these caregivers’ employment of power assertive strategies were linked to the total stress experienced, educational attainment, and child age but not to the gender of children adopted. The results also indicated a higher prevalence of the assertive and behaviour modification strategies amongst participants over the mean age of 62 years, respondents having basic education (1–12yrs), and those dealing with transgressions of children aged 6 years and above. Coercive verbal forms of control were mainly used by younger grandmothers, or caregivers of children aged less than 6 years. The least preferred inductive strategies were employed by younger respondents, persons lacking formal education, or those dealing with children of both gender aged below 6 years. These findings suggested that the antecedents of power assertive strategies lay both within personal and contextual factors.

Fundamentals of architecture of buildings and structures. Low-rise buildings with walls made of autoclaved aerated concrete

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Василий Алексеенко ◽  
Vasiliy Alekseenko ◽  
Оксана Жиленко ◽  
Oksana Zhilenko
Keyword(s):  
Federal State ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Main Bearing ◽  
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Concrete Blocks ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Aerated Concrete ◽  
Principles Of Design ◽  
State Educational

The manual outlines the basic principles of design of low-rise buildings with walls of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks. Variants of design of low-rise buildings, selection of the main bearing and protecting designs and their connections are considered. The main purpose-to acquaint students and technical workers with the principles of design of buildings with walls of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks, realizing the advantages of autoclaved cellular concretes. Meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. For full-time and part-time students of the direction of training "Construction".

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