Experiencing term-time employment as a non-traditional aged university student: a Welsh study

Abstract

They all have a keen interest in understanding student experiences and are members of departmental research group focusing on this. Jenny Mercer has previously published work on mature students' transitions across further and higher education. Repeat the title of your article here Experiencing term-time employment as a non-traditional aged university student: a welsh study

Assessment of Conflict Between Work and Studies of Students’ Workers at the Hospitality Management Department of Takoradi Technical University

“…The question of financial need has been discussed elsewhere in this paper and there are many studies that suggest that the obligation of the students to contribute to the high cost of their education leaves them with no choice but to engage them in part-time work (Mercer, Clay, & Etheridge, 2016). There may be other less obvious factors, however, for students to engage in full-time or part-time jobs while studying.…”

Studying and Working—Hurdle or Springboard? Widening Access to Higher Education for Working Students in Malta

“…Increasing participation in higher education in countries that witness the 'massification' of their higher education systems is associated with reaching out and attracting a more diverse student body (Orr 2010). This expansion in Europe and other OECD countries is characterized by an increased participation of employed students (Auers et al 2007;Lewis et al 2007;Callender 2008;Hall 2010;Lowe and Gayle 2016;Mercer et al 2016;Billett et al 2016;Sanchez-Gelabert et al 2017). Research in the domain of student employment and learning demonstrates not only an increasing prevalence of students involved in paid work during their studies but also that the number of hours dedicated to employment is increasing (Beerkens et al 2011;Logan et al 2016).…”

“…The increased prevalence of students working alongside their studies raises concerns about its impact on their academic achievement since a large body of research suggests that paid work alongside studies negatively affects academic achievement by reducing the amount of time available for studies (Svanum and Bigatti 2006;Auers et al 2007;Callender 2008;Miller et al 2008;Torres et al 2010;Richardson et al 2014;Logan et al 2016;Mercer et al 2016;Burston 2017;Sanchez-Gelabert et al 2017). Moreover, research suggests that working alongside studies negatively affects the quality of the student's educational experience (Lederer et al 2015;Lowe and Gayle 2016), stress levels and mental health (Miller et al 2008), increases the time to degree (Tur-Sinai et al 2017) and the likelihood of dropping out (Bozick 2007;Torres et al 2010;Moulin et al 2013;Hovdhaugen 2015).…”

“…Considering that research frequently links working alongside studies with lower academic achievement (Svanum and Bigatti 2006;Auers et al 2007;Callender 2008;Miller et al 2008;Torres et al 2010;Richardson et al 2014;Logan et al 2016;Mercer et al 2016;Burston 2017;Sanchez-Gelabert et al 2017), increased stress levels and diminished health (Miller et al 2008), increased time to degree (Tur-Sinai et al 2017) and higher chances of drop-out (Bozick 2007;Torres et al 2010;Moulin et al 2013;Hovdhaugen 2015), further analysis of the impact of paid work on time dedicated to studies and the outcomes of work for students in Malta are necessary (see Fig. 13).…”

“…Moreover, it is evident that students with work commitments report a higher overall weekly workload compared to students who do not work at all and their time budget increases considerably with increasing time dedicated to their paid job. While students who do not work at all have a weekly time budget of 48 h, students working more than 20 h per week have an overall weekly time budget of approximately 63 h. As a result, time spent on paid jobs does not only encroach on time dedicated to studies, but also on students' free time reducing the time available for relaxation and recreation (Astin 1999;Miller et al 2008;Lederer et al 2015;Mercer et al 2016;Lowe and Gayle 2016). For students with family commitments apart from work, this may be a considerable strain.…”