A Comparative Demographic Study of Students Enrolled in Library-Based and in Campus-Based Courses at Black Hawk College.

Autor/in	Stevens, Mary A.
Titel	A Comparative Demographic Study of Students Enrolled in Library-Based and in Campus-Based Courses at Black Hawk College.
Quelle	(1978), (135 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Access to Education; Adult Students; Community Colleges; Demography; Educational Background; Educational Objectives; High School Equivalency Programs; Institutional Cooperation; Library Cooperation; Minority Groups; Nontraditional Students; Outreach Programs; Part Time Students; Program Evaluation; Public Libraries; Student Characteristics; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Community college; Community College; Demografie; Vorbildung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Ethnische Minderheit; Jobcoaching; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek
Abstract	The Study Unlimited Program, developed at Black Hawk College (Illinois) to improve access to postsecondary opportunities for non-traditional students, makes General Education Development Test preparation and college-credit courses available in six area public libraries and in the on-campus Independent Learning Center. All library-based courses parallel existing campus-based courses and most are designed and taught by regular full-time college faculty. The courses are self-paced and offered on a variable entry/exit basis. This study compared random samples of 100 Study Unlimited students and 100 regular college students enrolled during fall 1977 to determine if Study Unlimited was reaching the "new" student population it was intended to serve. The two populations differed significantly in terms of ethnic origin, past level of academic achievement, and major educational goals. Study Unlimited participants were more frequently non-white, had lower past achievement levels, and had more major college goals that were not job-related. However, the groups did not differ significantly in age distribution, full- or part-time status, employment status, high school equivalency completion methods, or previous enrollment at the college, indicating that Study Unlimited was no more effective in reaching the older, employed part-time student than was the regular college program. Recommendations based on study findings focus on greater recruitment efforts, and course additions and changes called for by characteristics of the students. (Author/TR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC