Identifying Predictors of Academic Success for Part-Time Students at Polytechnic Institutes in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Ibrahim, Norhayati; Freeman, Steven A.; Shelley, Mack C.
Titel	Identifying Predictors of Academic Success for Part-Time Students at Polytechnic Institutes in Malaysia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2 (2011) 4, S.1-16, Artikel 1 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-8607
DOI	10.4018/javet.2011100101
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Part Time Students; Predictor Variables; Academic Achievement; Success; Achievement Need; Nontraditional Students; Student Characteristics; Student Experience; Demography; Employment Experience; Student Surveys; Work Experience; Vocational Education; Postsecondary Education; Statistical Analysis; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Prädiktor; Schulleistung; Erfolg; Studienerfahrung; Demografie; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Schülerbefragung; Employment experience; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	A central challenge for higher education today is to understand the diversity and complexity of nontraditional students' life experiences and how these factors influence their academic success. To better understand these issues, this study explored the role of demographic characteristics and employment variables in predicting the academic success of part-time students at four polytechnic institutes in Malaysia. Demographic characteristics studied included respondent's age, gender, marital status, number of children, parent's educational level, and financial resources. Employment variables assessed were number of years working, job relatedness to the program, job satisfaction, and monthly salary. A total of 614 part-time students completed the survey. Results indicated that being an older student, being female, paying for their own education, and having high job satisfaction were statistically significant predictors of part-time students' academic success. Understanding the effects of demographic characteristics and employment variables on students' academic success might help administrators and educators to develop teaching and learning processes, support services, and policies to enhance part-time students' academic success. (As Provided).
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