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Download full textCampaign for College Opportunity, 2021
The value of a college degree continues to rise. A bachelor's degree in particular provides unrivaled economic and health benefits not just for the individual earning the degree, but for the entire state. Therefore, it is not surprising to see growing demand for a college education coupled with growing eligibility for California's public…
Descriptors: State Universities, Access to Education, College Admission, College Bound Students
van Kemenade, J. A. – Western European Education, 1975
Facing increasing costs and lower demand for graduates, Dutch universities will continue to restrict admission. (DE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Education, Competitive Selection
Peer reviewedVerbitskaya, Lyudmila I. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1990
Leningrad University has a competitive selection process for its 16 faculties. Professors have the goal of training students in methods of thinking and preparing them for future independent study. Specialization courses are available to students from Eastern Bloc countries. Integration of science and the humanities is a current trend. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Educational Objectives
Sax, Linda J.; And Others – 1995
This publication presents national norms for 240,082 college freshmen in Fall, 1995 based on the 30th annual survey of incoming students at 473 two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Three major tables present the norms for type of institutional control for all freshmen and by sex; for universities by selectivity level and by sex; and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1994
This publication presents national norms for 237,777 college freshmen in fall 1994 based on the 29th annual survey of incoming students at 461 two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Three major tables present the norms for type of institutional control for all freshmen and by sex; for universities by selectivity level and by sex; and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1993
This publication presents national norms for college freshmen in fall 1993 based on the 28th annual survey of 220,757 incoming students at 427 two- and four-year colleges and universities. Three major tables present the norms for type of institution and control for all freshmen, for men, for women; for universities by selectivity level and by sex;…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Clark, Burton R. – 1995
This volume, the second in a two-volume work, builds on an international study of the research university in Germany, Britain, France, the United States and Japan, to explore the role and function of the research university and the relationship between teaching, research and graduate study. Part 1 lays the foundation for comparative analysis by…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Role, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Wilke, Arthur S., Ed. – 1979
The paradoxical state of academe's attempt to crowd individuals into institutions of higher education at a time when jobs for them are evaporating has created a conflict within the academic personnel community for non-tenured faculty struggling to survive. Case studies representing actual experiences of some individuals directly involved in the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Access to Education, Career Ladders, Case Studies
