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Increasing Equity through Diverse Entry Pathways into Higher Education. Flexible Learning Pathways in Higher Education. IIEP Policy Brief. No. 1
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Martin, Michaela; Furiv, Uliana – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Informal Education, Flexible Scheduling, Disadvantaged
Permanent Uncertainty as Normality? Finnish-Russian Double Degrees in the Post-Crimea World
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Shenderova, Svetlana – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2018
EU-Russia higher education cooperation has continued despite global tensions including Crimea incorporation. One example of this cooperation is the development of Finnish-Russian double degree programmes. This paper focuses on institutional environments where double degrees develop and asks how and why they produce uncertainty from inside Finnish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Dual Enrollment, Academic Degrees
Inter-University Student Selection for English 1974: A Joint Entrance Test Project of the Universities of Joensuu, Jyvaskyla and Turku.
Kohonen, Viljo, Ed. – 1974
The report gives the results of the 1974 joint student selection entrance test for English, administered simultaneously at the universities of Joensuu, Jyvaskyla and Turku. The test battery comprised 309 multiple-choice items and was completed by 843 candidates. Hirvonen's paper examines problems of student selection and theoretical aspects of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, English (Second Language), Higher Education
The Selection of Students in the Finnish Educational System.
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Maatta, Pentti; And Others – Higher Education in Europe, 1987
The Finnish process of student selection for postsecondary education, which operates through a two-track vocational education system, is discussed and data on the characteristics of students in those tracks are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Admission
Admission to Teacher Education and Two Cognitive Styles. Research Bulletin 61.
Leino, Anna-Liisa; Puurula, Arja – 1983
This study sought information on the relationship between cognitive styles (conceptual level and field-independence/field-dependence) and entrance examination criteria of those accepted to teacher education at the University of Helsinki in 1980. The 96 subjects represented prospective class teachers and teachers of handicraft and home economics.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Selecting Students for Medical School: What Predicts Success during Basic Science Studies? A Cognitive Approach.
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Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari; And Others – Higher Education, 1996
A study with 503 applicants to the University of Helsinki (Finland) medical school compared the predictive validity of multiple-choice science tests and a "learning-from-text" test (LFT) designed to measure deep-level text processing. Results indicated the LFT was the best predictor of student academic progress in basic science courses.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants