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ERIC Number: EJ440574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-0462
Offering a Second Chance--Who Accepts? Characteristics of Entrants to the University of Newcastle Open Foundation Course.
Collins, John; Penglase, Bethia
Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, v31 n3 p189-95 Nov 1991
A survey of 365 entrants to an Australian university's Open Foundation Course belied some assumptions about adults returning to education: they were not at the social margins of the community; their families were mostly supportive; only 3.3 percent had non-English-speaking backgrounds; and despite a low level of formal education, a large number participated in nonformal education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Open Enrollment, Participation, Social Status, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Marginality; University of Newcastle (Australia)