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What Are the Choices Facing First-Time Entrants to Tertiary Education? Education Indicators in Focus. No. 73
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OECD Publishing, 2020
First-time entrants to tertiary education are required to make interconnected decisions about their field of study, the fees they will pay and the application requirements they are prepared to face. Their choice of programme and institution will be influenced by the costs and entry criteria. The decisions they make about what to study and where…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Decision Making, Majors (Students), Tuition
Follow-up of the New Rules of Admission for Higher Education (The Admissions Project).
Kim, Lillemor – 1977
The project, currently underway, forms part of the national board's followup of the reform of higher education in Sweden, and studies the effects on student recruitment of the new, more liberal admissions rules. This report discusses the dimensions and directions of the study. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Second Chances for Adults: The Swedish Plan.
Henricson, Sven-Eric – 1980
The organization of higher education in Sweden, entrance requirements, and the system for selection of applicants for higher education are summarized, as is the Swedish system of economic study assistance. Numbers of students, terms of admission, and other data are presented concerning the different types of adult education in Sweden (Municipal…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Admission
Widened Admission to Higher Education in Sweden (the 25/5 Scheme).
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Kim, Lillemor – European Journal of Education, 1979
The Swedish 25/5-rule for eligibility in higher education allows adults over 25 with at least five years' work experience to enter certain parts of the higher education system. The background, objectives, enrollment trends, student motivation, and comparison with traditional students are discussed. (JMF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Enrollment Trends
The Value of Work Experience in Higher Education: A Study of Work Experience as a Substitute for Formal Academic Entrance Requirements. Reports on Education and Psychology.
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Abrahamsson, Kenneth; And Others – 1980
The Swedish policy that work experience can be used as a substitute for formal academic entrance requirements for higher education is assessed. The social and economic background of introducing work experience in higher education policy is described, and the significance of work experience to enrollment patterns and for the form and content of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, College Admission
Admission to Medical Education in Ten Countries.
Burn, Barbara B., Ed. – 1978
As part of a study of access and admission to higher education in Germany and the United States, a group of papers on medical admissions in various countries was commissioned. The papers presented in this book reveal wide differences in admissions policies and procedures. Barbara Burn examines some of the major issues in a foreword: representation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Education
The School and the University: An International Perspective.
Clark, Burton R., Ed. – 1985
The relation between secondary and higher education is considered by 10 different authors in 10 country/area profiles: United States, England and Wales, France, West Germany, Sweden, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Latin America, and Africa. The systems of secondary and higher education are detailed for each country. The question of how the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Attendance