Degrees of Freedom: College-Based Higher Education Students' Choices and Views on the Top-Up Mode of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	McKenzie, Liz; Schofield, Cathy
Titel	Degrees of Freedom: College-Based Higher Education Students' Choices and Views on the Top-Up Mode of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 23 (2018) 3, S.314-327 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McKenzie, Liz) ORCID (Schofield, Cathy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359 6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2018.1490086
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Decision Making; Student Attitudes; College Choice; College Students; Partnerships in Education; Associate Degrees; Bachelors Degrees; Adult Education; Course Selection (Students); United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schülerverhalten; Studienortwahl; Collegestudent; Hochschulpartnerschaft; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl
Abstract	UK Higher education has for many years been offered to students at different institution types, one such being colleges of further education. He offered at further education colleges differs in many ways from that offered to a university. One way in which it differs greatly is the mode of provision. Traditional university degrees typically a commitment to a named three-year programme of study. Provision through colleges differs as students typically enrol on a two-year associate degree, which they may then decide to top up to a full bachelor's degree at either their FEC or at partnered universities (2 + 1 mode). This research sought to investigate what factors students believed to be important when making course choices, and their reflection on the course type they chose. It was found that associate degree students tended to remain at the FEC if top-up options were available, and indicated a preference for the flexibility of the 2 + 1 mode. Factors that the majority of students deemed as important in their choice of top-up course was their career potential; students remaining at colleges were also concerned about the continuity of their educational experience and course content. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01