Exploring the work/life/study balance: the experience of higher education students in a Scottish further education college
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Over half of the students achieved a good or manageable work/life/study balance, whilst some experienced stress caused by conflicting priorities A particular concern is that mature female students may have multiple roles and responsibilities that carry considerable emotional, practical and financial
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- Over half of the students achieved a good or manageable work/life/study balance, whilst some experienced stress caused by conflicting priorities
- A particular concern is that mature female students may have multiple roles and responsibilities that carry considerable emotional, practical and financial burdens (Edwards, Citation1993).
- even mix of male and female students
- all students were putting in a ‘working’ week of 59–71 hours with the balance between work and study reversed between full time and part time students.
- On average full time students spent 30 hours per week studying and 16–20 hours working, whilst part time students spent 10 hours studying and 40 hours per week working
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