Some Open University Students' Experience of Transfer.

Rickwood, Pat

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ERIC Number: EJ486823

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Publication Date: 1994

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Some Open University Students' Experience of Transfer.

Rickwood, Pat

Open Learning, v9 n2 p23-28 Jun 1994

Open University (United Kingdom) surveyed 33 undergraduate students to determine factors which led to transfers from the Open University to other campus universities. Reasons for transfer included to speed up qualification, course availability, grants, personal reasons, costs, and university prestige. Problems and benefits of transferring to university campus environments are discussed. (Contains seven references.) (SLW)

Descriptors: College Environment, College Transfer Students, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Postsecondary Education, Prestige, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Student College Relationship, Student Costs, Surveys, Tuition Grants, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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