As first degree courses, for instance, take on average five yearsfor students to complete on a part-time basis, a model in which only first year students were 29followed up would need to be undertaken over a period of up to eight years for progress overa three year post-course period to be evaluated, and therefore the two cohort approach waspreferred.The population of students that the survey was designed to represent covered those studyingpart-time, including those studying on block release or studying during the evenings only.Those studying full-time for less than 24 weeks in the academic year were also eligible forinclusion. It covered home students, domiciled in England, Wales, Scotland, or NorthernIreland and focused on those studying towards one of the following types of qualification
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