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The impact of higher education on adult students in Australia

Part 1. Employment

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This article is part of a study of the impact of higher education on aspects of the employment of a national sample of adult students (25 and over) who enrolled in higher education in Australia in 1978. The study shows that from the point of view of employment these adult students drew much benefit from their higher education. Females tended to benefit more than males. A further article in a later issue will consider for the same group the impact of higher education on the person.

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  1. Higher Education Advisory and Research Unit, Monash University, 3168, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Leo H. T. West & Terry Hore

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West, L.H.T., Hore, T. The impact of higher education on adult students in Australia. High Educ 18, 341–352 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138188

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