Alternative Pathways into University: Are Tertiary Preparation Programs a Viable Option?

Autor/inn/en	Chesters, Jenny; Rutter, Kerry; Nelson, Karen; Watson, Louis
Titel	Alternative Pathways into University: Are Tertiary Preparation Programs a Viable Option?
Quelle	In: Australian Universities' Review, 60 (2018) 1, S.35-44 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0818-8068
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Access to Education; College Preparation; Academic Persistence; Student Attrition; Undergraduate Students; Academic Standards; Student Records; School Holding Power; Intermode Differences; Cohort Analysis; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schülerbeurlaubung; Schülerakte; Kohortenanalyse; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	During the past three decades, the student populations of Australian universities have become more heterogeneous as the higher education sector expanded and new alternative entry pathways were established. Broadening access to university study and, therefore, to professional and semi-professional occupations, provides avenues for social mobility. In this paper, we examine whether students entering university via alternative entry pathways, and in particular, on-campus tertiary preparation programs, have similar levels of achievement and attainment as students who entered via the more traditional pathway after completing Year 12. Our analysis is conducted on data from one regional university and our results show that students who were not eligible to enrol on the basis of their secondary school results were no more likely than traditional students to discontinue their studies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01