Compares the Volkshochschulen (VHS) or "People's Universities" of Germany with the community college system in the United States. Discusses enrollment policies, job-related instructional programs, functions of the national association of the VHS, and the advancement of adult education in developing nations. (TP)

Describes four stages the traditionally prepared teacher goes through in learning to teach in the open-admissions classroom. (DD)

Open Admissions procedures respond to the non-traditional philosophy that higher education should perform a triple function: communicate knowledge to students, expand the content of various disciplines, and interact in a direct relationship to society. This article describes the ideological and fiscal course of Open Admissions at City University…

In 1970 City University instituted the policy known as Open Admissions. The combination of the new policy, new students and professional and local negativism brought about the creation of a new vocabulary and a new set of metaphors, as well as a need to re-examine the traditional vocabulary and metaphors used in conjunction with the notion of…

A postsecondary credential is becoming a prerequisite for admission to the American middle class. Community colleges, with their open admissions, convenient locations, and relatively modest cost, serve as the gateway to postsecondary education for many low-income and disadvantaged students. Unfortunately, many students enter community college…

The author describes her findings in teaching Health Education to remedial students at Queensborough Community College. She found that remedial students should receive assignments at the first class meeting and that they should use one textbook (which contains a summary and questions at the end of each chapter) rather than several. Frequent tests…

Discussed seven concepts dealing with the further enhancement of cooperative education programs. (Author/RK)

The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) in California appears to be a very successful program with considerable promise for substantially raising higher education participation rates for low-income and minority group students. (Author)

The black graduate student continues to face discrimination at the doctoral level because of widespread belief that black graduates are not research-oriented. (DS)

One of the pivotal points in open admissions is how well the new students do with English. This article explores some of the successes and failures in this department. (Editor)

The complete text of a statement of policy and proposed action adopted by the Regents of the University of the State of New York; its official title is Minority access to and participation in post-secondary education.'' (JM)

The author contends that a system which provides the individual with multiple methods of financing his education to increase his educational options will find the system open, diversified and responsive. (Author)