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Drifting Apart or Converging? Grades among Non-Traditional and Traditional Students over the Course of Their Studies: A Case Study from Germany
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Brändle, Tobias; Lengfeld, Holger – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Since 2009, German universities were opened by law to freshmen who do not possess the traditional graduation certificate required for entry into University, but who are rather vocationally qualified. In this article, we track the grades of these so-called non-traditional students and compare them to those of traditional students using a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
How Availability of Capital Affects the Timing of Enrollment: The Routes to University of Traditional and Non-Traditional Students
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Brändle, Tobias – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
In the aftermath of the Bologna Process, Germany decided to open universities for individuals who do not possess a scholastic university entrance qualification but completed vocational education. This paper questions how long it takes until these so-called non-traditional students enroll and compares their routes to university to the routes of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Nontraditional Students, Vocational Education