Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study, designed to asses the quality of postgraduate education, has three parts: a survey of full-time research students; a survey of advanced course students and a survey of part-time graduate students.

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Variables Variables are as for SN:66026, with the addition of a battery of indicators specific to part-time study. These include: type of present employment and salary obtained, whether the respondent feels that he will be able to complete his degree goal, whether he has ever applied for a full-time grant, extra expenses incurred by part-time study and how these are met, and amount of contact the respondent has with his institute.

Simple random sample

1 in 4 of the part-time graduate student population of above colleges: from lists at fixed interval

Postal survey