A Recurring Dilemma: Open vs. Selective Admissions.

Wilder, Jerry R.; Somers, James R., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ288958

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Publication Date: 1983

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A Recurring Dilemma: Open vs. Selective Admissions.

Wilder, Jerry R.; Somers, James R., Jr.

Contemporary Education, v55 n1 p9-12 Fall 1983

Advantages, along with problems that arose when many colleges and universities embraced open admission policies during the past two decades, are recounted. Trends toward more selective admission policies in the 1980s are also discussed. (PP)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, College Admission, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Open Enrollment, Selective Admission

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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