Academic Involvement and the Nontraditional Student

This study expands upon previous research into academic involvement, which focused on youthful full-time university students, by surveying 213 adult part-time students. Two academic involvement measures were generally inversely related to absenteeism, although unrelated to final grade. However, those scoring high on these measures tend to be women and to have an internal locus of control, a need for achievement, and a strong Protestant work ethic. This research suggests that academic involvement is a valuable concept whose generalizability extends beyond the “college sophomore.”

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The Concept of Nontraditional Student

Vocational Training Research And Realities ◽

10.2478/vtrr-2017-0004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 40-60

Author(s):

Treinienė Daiva

Keyword(s):

Nontraditional Students ◽

Social Roles ◽

Nontraditional Student ◽

Full Time ◽

Older Students ◽

Learning Differences ◽

Status Characteristics ◽

Part Time ◽

Definition Of ◽

The University

Abstract Nontraditional student is understood as one of the older students enrolled in formal or informal studies. In the literature, there is no detailed generalisation of nontraditional student. This article aims to reveal the concept of this particular group of students. Analysing the definition of nontraditional students, researchers identify the main criteria that allow to provide a more comprehensive concept of the nontraditional student. The main one is the age of these atypical students coming to study at the university, their selected form of studies, adult social roles status characteristics, such as family, parenting and financial independence as well as the nature of work. The described features of the nontraditional student demonstrate how the unconventional nontraditional student is different from the traditional one, which features are characteristic for them and how they reflect the nontraditional student’s maturity and experience in comparison with younger, traditional students. Key features - independence, internal motivation, experience, responsibility, determination. They allow nontraditional students to pursue their life goals, learn and move towards their set goals. University student identity is determined on the basis of the three positions: on the age suitability by social norms, the learning outcomes incorporated with age, on the creation of student’s ideal image. There are four students’ biographical profiles distinguished: wandering type, seeking a degree, intergrative and emancipatory type. They allow to see the biographical origin of nontraditional students, their social status as well as educational features. Biographical profiles presented allow to comprise the nontraditional student’s portrait of different countries. Traditional and nontraditional students’ learning differences are revealed by analysing their need for knowledge, independence, experience, skill to learn, orientation and motivation aspects. To sum up, the analysis of the scientific literature can formulate the concept of the nontraditional student. Nontraditional student refers to the category of 20-65 years of age who enrolls into higher education studies in a nontraditional way, is financially independent, with several social roles of life, studying full-time or part-time, and working full-time or part-time, or not working at all.

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Returning to Learning

International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology ◽

10.4018/ijavet.2015070104 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 45-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marsha Black Chen

Keyword(s):

College Campus ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Nontraditional Student ◽

Full Time ◽

College Level ◽

Student Profile ◽

Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽

Time Work ◽

Part Time ◽

New Student

This paper begins to address the question- can institutions of higher learning assume homogeneity? Conversations had with returning college students, concluded that an emerging group has increased dramatically in numbers at the college level. This new student profile includes those who: are noticeably older, study part-time, work full-time, are married or divorced with children, and have a lot more responsibility than the average younger college student. Such a population is the nontraditional student. Consequently, higher education has had to think of ingenious ways to accommodate this particular niche, the nontraditional student who adds much diversity to the college campus. This qualitative study yielded results, which, indicated that nontraditional students are committed to their education because of the support systems and services in place, the engagement, and the integrative experience the college affords them.

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The Reported Rewards of Part-Time Study

Psychology Learning & Teaching ◽

10.2304/plat.2008.7.1.6 ◽

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.

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Study of Discontinuing Students at Macquarie University

Australian Journal of Education ◽

10.1177/000494417602000114 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 105-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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

10.12737/textbook_5c10d65fadbd51.76336765 ◽

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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Person-Organization Fit, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention: An Empirical Study in the Chinese Public Sector

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2010.38.5.615 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 615-625 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Bangcheng Liu ◽

Jianxin Liu ◽

Jin Hu

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Public Sector ◽

Turnover Intention ◽

Eastern China ◽

Full Time ◽

The Public ◽

Part Time Students ◽

Part Time ◽

Person Organization Fit ◽

Chinese Public

Based on a survey of 259 full-time employees in the public sector who were also part-time students for the Master of Public Administration program at a prestigious university in eastern China, it was found that person-organization (P-O) fit is a good predictor of job satisfaction and turnover intention in a Chinese context. In contrast to previous findings, the results of competition model analysis indicate that job satisfaction does work as a full mediator between P-O fit and turnover intention. In fact, P-O fit affects turnover intention through job satisfaction as a mediator.

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NCAA Athlete Graduation Rates: Less Than Meets the Eye

Journal of Sport Management ◽

10.1123/jsm.24.1.45 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 45-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

E. Woodrow Eckard

Keyword(s):

Graduation Rates ◽

College Football ◽

Full Time ◽

Student Athlete ◽

Student Body ◽

Basketball Players ◽

Men's Basketball ◽

Part Time Students ◽

Part Time

The standard evaluations of NCAA student-athlete graduation rates involve comparisons with rates for the general student body. The latter rates as actually calculated, however, include a significant number of part-time students at many schools. This is problematic because athletes must be full-time, and should be compared with other full-time students. The downward “part-timer bias” in the student body rate distorts the comparison, making the relative graduation rates for athletes appear more favorable. Example calculations demonstrate that relative rates for major college football and men’s basketball players are substantially worse when the bias is removed.

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Health care and social worker students' attitudes, knowledge and experience of complementary and alternative medicine and its differences between full-time and part-time students in Hungary

Kontakt ◽

10.32725/kont.2019.009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 214-221

Author(s):

Andrea Sárváry ◽

Péter Takács ◽

Krisztina Éles Gebriné ◽

Attila Sárváry

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Social Worker ◽

Full Time ◽

Part Time Students ◽

Part Time ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Complementary And Alternative

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Felnőtt tanulók diplomaszerzési törekvései

Opus et Educatio ◽

10.3311/ope.220 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Ágnes Engler

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Labour Market ◽

Academic Life ◽

Sociological Research ◽

Full Time ◽

Mature Students ◽

Part Time Students ◽

Part Time ◽

Asking Questions

A tanulmányban a felsőoktatás ritkán vizsgált hallgatói csoportjának, a munka és (vagy) család mellett, részidős képzésben tanuló felnőtt hallgatók tanulmányi beruházásait vizsgáltuk. A részidős képzésben tanulókat érintő tudományos jellegű megkeresések leginkább a diplomaszerzést követően történnek a diplomás utánkövetéses vizsgálatok keretében. Ennek során a felsőoktatásban végzettek szakmai életútját munkaerő-piaci szemszögből kísérik figyelemmel, érdeklődve a diploma megszerzését követő karrierállomásokról, a diploma beválthatóságáról, munkaerő-piaci pozicionálásról, a tanulmányokba történő befektetések megtérüléséről és hozamairól. A felnőttoktatás felől közelítve ugyancsak elmondható, hogy a kutatási kérdések szintén szűk körben keresnek választ a felnőttek tanulási aspirációjára vagy eredményességére. Vizsgálatunkban a tanulási döntéseket, tanulási motivációkat és az eredményességet kísérjük figyelemmel, mégpedig a tanulmányi életút függvényében.***In this peaper we wish to deal with a group of students in higher education who usually receive little attention: the students pursuing their studies while they have a full-time job and a family. Sociological research dealing with people earning a degree as part-time students usually reaches the students after graduation, in the form of follow-up examinations. These projects follow the career of graduates from the aspects of the labour market, asking questions about the stations in the career of the individuals after graduation, the return of the investment made into education, the value of the degree in the labour market. Even the research projects approaching the issue from the aspects of higher education usually do not seek an answer to questions regarding the aspirations of the students for learning, or the success of their learning process. In our examination we research the learning decision, motivation and efficiency of mature students in the light of the academic life.

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