The Open University and Second Chance Education. An Analysis of the Social and Educational Background of Open University Students.

McIntosh, N. E.; Woodley, A.

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Open University and Second Chance Education. An Analysis of the Social and Educational Background of Open University Students

McIntosh, N. E.; Woodley, A.

Auszug aus Paedogogiga Europaea, 2, 85-100, 74

The Open University is playing a significant part in "compensatory" education by providing degree-level courses for large numbers of adults who for one reason or another did not go on to degree-level education after leaving school. It has attracted a large number of students from working-class backgrounds. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Educational Supply, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Open Enrollment, Open Universities, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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