Part-time Students And part-time Study In Higher ... - Universities UK

Table A4.1: Attitudes to student support and costs of studyDefinitelyMostlyNeitherMostlyDefinitelyBaseagreeagreeagree ordisagreedisagreeNdisagreeWould take out interestfree loanFinancial support forpart-time student isadequate18 20 18 14 30 2,3468 14 32 21 26 2,205Base: All students that report item is applicable to them.Source: London South Bank University – UK Part-time Student Survey 2005Table A5.1: Percentage reporting the extent of difficulty in participation in courseA lotTo someNot atBaseDifficultyextentallNLack of employer’s support 17 30 53 1,975You were too busy at work 32 51 17 2,253You were too busy at home 23 54 24 2,497The course was offered at an inconvenient time 6 18 76 2,202Cost was difficult to afford 10 36 55 2,044Coursework more difficult than expected 6 45 49 2,547Fell behind with my assignments 6 33 61 2,406Problems with time management/study skills 13 51 36 2,539Course more time consuming than expected 21 50 29 2,582Inadequate advice and support with my studies from10 26 64 2,459staffToo much coursework or too many assignments 8 33 59 2,528Base: All students that report the difficulty is applicable to them.Source: London South Bank University – UK Part-time Student Survey 2005Part-time students and part-time study: Strand 3 Universities UK 78