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Boezerooy, Petra; Vossensteyn, Hans – Higher Education in Europe, 1999
Examines the accessibility of higher education in nine western European countries in terms of selectivity and affordability. Finds much variation in relative selectivity, ranging from strong entrance selection procedures (Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) to those with open systems (Austria, Belgium-Flanders, and the Netherlands). Finds…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
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Zelmanova, Olga; Korsnakova, Paulina; Tramonte, Lucia; Willms, J. Douglas – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
Like many other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, children in Slovakia are allocated to different types of schools at an early age based upon their perceived aptitude. Part of the selection process includes an attempt to identify those children who are particularly academic-oriented. Primary and secondary education in Slovakia is divided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Secondary Schools
Herman, Joseph – 1981
Admission policies and procedures in higher education institutions in East and West Europe were studied based on responses to a 1977 questionnaire sent to European countries and through additional study. The following topics are addressed: definitions of terms related to problems of access to postsecondary education; quantitative trends; admission…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Career Counseling, College Admission