A Survey and Assessment of Admission Policies to Resolve the Problem of Oversubscription of Applications.

Autor/in	DeFrank, Sister Joseph Leo
Titel	A Survey and Assessment of Admission Policies to Resolve the Problem of Oversubscription of Applications.
Quelle	(1975), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; Admission Criteria; College Admission; Educational Opportunities; Open Enrollment; Political Attitudes; Public Education; Public Opinion; Public Relations; School Community Relationship; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Open entry; Offenes Bildungssystem; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Öffentliche Meinung; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Abstract	Because the nursing department at Delaware Technical and Community College receives applications from more potential students than it can accommodate, it can no longer accept all applicants. The class which began in September 1975 was selected by a random selection process; this gave rise to numerous objections from rejected students, parents, employers, legislators, and other influential groups. This study was designed to examine this process in terms of its adherence to the college's "open door" philosophy, to review the admission procedures used by other "open door" colleges, and to recommend a process to be adopted by DTCC for admission to the nursing program and to any other program with more applicants than can be accommodated. A questionnaire seeking information about admission policies and public reaction to them was sent to 30 public "open door" colleges offering nursing programs; 22 (73 percent) responded. All possible options for admission methodology were outlined and the pros and cons of each were clearly delineated. The author recommends that DTCC (1) adopt a system of random selection with increased opportunities for reapplicants and an automatic acceptance at a specific point, and (2) begin a dynamic public relations activity to inform the public of the system selected and the rationale upon which it was chosen. Pertinent literature is reviewed and the questionnaire is appended. (Author/DC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC