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| Definition: |
A full-time equivalent (FTE) measure attempts to standardise a student’s actual course load against the normal course load.
Calculating the full-time/part-time status requires information on the time periods for actual and normal course loads.
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For the reduction of head-count data to FTEs, where data and norms on individual participation are available, course load is measured as the product of the fraction of the normal course load for a full-time student and the fraction of the school/academic year.
[FTE = (actual course load/normal course load) * (actual duration of study during reference period/normal duration of study during reference period).]
When actual course load information is not available, a full-time student is considered equal to one FTE.
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Education at a Glance, OECD, Paris, 2002, Glossary.
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Theme: Education and training statistics |
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on Thursday, January 30, 2003 |
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updated on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 |
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