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Peer reviewedMiller, Theresa M. – Journal of Higher Education, 1972
Kingsborough Community College is part of the City University of New York's open admission experiments. (PG)
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Equal Education, Higher Education, Open Education
Download full textRossmann, Jack E. – 1972
This study was conducted to discover what attitudes are held by upper division students regarding an open admissions policy for entering freshmen when they themselves were admitted under rigorous standards. Five large institutions were used for the study: 2 CUNY schools that had recently adopted an open admissions policy; Central U., a residential…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education
Ireland, Bernard P. – College Board Review, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedHarrison, Benjamin T.; Rayburn, Wendall G. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1979
When colleges and universities provide academic assistance, adequate counseling, and ample financial aid, open admissions students overcome initial academic deficiencies and successfully progress towards graduation. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedHartman, Joan E. – English Education, 1979
Describes techniques for motivating "new students," many of whom are economically, socially, and academically disadvantaged, and for improving their literacy skills.
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, English Instruction, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students
Hall, Eleanor – 1971
This report examines the attitudes of 1,100 City University of New York (CUNY) freshmen, both Open Admissions (OA) and regular students, towards OA. For the purpose of this study OA freshmen in the senior colleges were those with high school averages below 80; OA freshmen in the transfer program of community colleges were those with averages below…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Admission, College Freshmen, Educationally Disadvantaged
Alford, Howard Lee – 1972
This study researched the impact of special admissions programs on general admission policies in 5 San Francisco Bay area colleges and universities during a period of 5 years ending June 1971. The study was conducted to determine more specifically: (1) what general admissions policies were waived for special admissions students; (2) what was the…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLane, Earl – Change, 1972
Experimental college deals with the problem of maintaining academic standards with an open admissions policy. (HS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Innovation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Experimental Colleges
Peer reviewedKarabel, Jerome – Change, 1972
Presents arguments for and against open admissions policies. (HS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedKaplan, Barbara – Liberal Education, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedBarasch, F. K. – College Composition and Communication, 1972
College teacher gives techniques 'to restore the students' natural appreciation of sound, rhyme, rhythm, imagery, and imaginative ideas. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, English Instruction, Imagery
Peer reviewedKarabel, Jerome – Educational Record, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedThompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1977
Discusses some of the unique problems within higher education which are present as a result of an open-door policy for students. (JM)
Descriptors: College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education, Open Enrollment
Peer reviewedReeves, LaVona L. – Thought & Action, 2002
Discusses basic writing pioneer Mina Shaughnessy, who advocated for a humanistic approach to writing instruction for disadvantaged students, within the context of the City University of New York's policy of open admissions. (EV)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Attendance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Groups
University Research Corp., Bethesda, MD. – 1971
The American Council on Education, in cooperation with University Research Corporation, has undertaken a major research program involving the City University of New York's (CUNY) open admissions experience. The information presented in this paper is based on: (1) intensive interviews with Open Admissions freshmen; (2) data obtained from Student…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Freshmen, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education
