Down the Up Staircase: The Impact of Open Admissions in the City University of New York on Community College Faculty.

Ryan, James D.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Down the Up Staircase: The Impact of Open Admissions in the City University of New York on Community College Faculty.

Ryan, James D.

Community Review, v8 n2 p14-21 Spr 1988

Describes the implementation of open admissions at Bronx Community College (New York), and its impact on faculty. Identifies immediate results, including growth in enrollments and faculty, and the reallocation of academic resources to remediation. Considers subsequent financial problems, faculty retrenchment, and enrollment declines. Discusses the limitations and successes of open admissions. (DMM)

Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Faculty College Relationship, Open Enrollment, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Remedial Programs, Teacher Morale, Two Year Colleges

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