An Experiment in Group Admission to the Open University.

Fielder, Robin; Redmond, Mike

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An Experiment in Group Admission to the Open University

Fielder, Robin; Redmond, Mike

Teaching at a Distance, 11, 17-24, May 78

An experimental program at Sheffield University, Britain, was designed to attract more "minimally qualified" students into the Open University and to test group admission to undergraduate studies. Most of the students would not normally have considered applying to the Open University. Ten of the 11 students passed. (SW)

Descriptors: College Admission, Correspondence Study, Experimental Programs, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education, Low Achievement, Open Enrollment, Open Universities, Student Recruitment, Undergraduate Study

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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