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Download full textJames, Ted; McMillan, Allan – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2015
This report was commissioned jointly by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) and the British Columbia Registrar's Association (BCRA) to create a background document to further dialogue among stakeholders regarding any proposed changes to the secondary school graduation program in BC. The scope of the report includes only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, College Applicants, Admission Criteria
Direct linkRodriguez, C. Osvaldo – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012
Open online courses (OOC) with a massive number of students have represented an important development for online education in the past years. A course on artificial intelligence, CS221, at the University of Stanford was offered in the fall of 2011 free and online which attracted 160,000 registered students. It was one of three offered as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
Kop, Rita; Fournier, Helene; Mak, John Sui Fai – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper examines how emergent technologies could influence the design of learning environments. It will pay particular attention to the roles of educators and learners in creating networked learning experiences on massive open online courses (MOOCs). The research shows that it is possible to move from a pedagogy of abundance to a pedagogy that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teacher Role
Pollock, Gordon; And Others – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1975
Results of the study showed no significant difference as to final first year grade point average or academic penalty between groups admitted on the basis of open admission, interview, teacher recommendations, Grade 13 academic achievement and Service for Admission to College and Universities (SACU) test scores, and traditional criteria. (JT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Research
Conger, Stuart – Literacy Discussion, 1974
In Canada, the "open" education concept is applied to BTSD (Basic Training for Skill Development) in order to explore the possibilities of its application. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Television
Peer reviewedWeinstein, E. L.; And Others – College and University, 1979
The special features found in admitting students to diploma nursing programs in Ontario provide the context for a review of relevant information regarding admissions procedures. Criteria to be used in an evaluation of admissions procedures are offered, alternatives are delineated and discussed, and systems analyses for procedures are suggested.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Cost Effectiveness, Education
Pike, Robert M.; And Others – 1978
Three essays are collected in this study of access to higher education in other countries: "Part-Time Undergraduate Studies in Ontario," by Robert M. Pike; "Access to Higher Education in England and Wales," by Naomi E. S. McIntosh; and "Strategies for a Broader Enrollment in Swedish Higher Education," by Urban…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Change
Roche, J.; Shale, D.; Kelly, W. – 1996
This study examined the characteristics of part-time students at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada) and Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada), an open admissions undergraduate distance education university. Also called adult students or non-traditional students, part-time students have been viewed as a homogenous group despite marked…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, College Students
