This qualitative study seeks to assess the effectiveness of homeschool collegiate preparation through the eyes of homeschool alumni. Four alumni who are current college students participated in the study. A triangulation of methods, which included surveys, open-ended questionnaires, and interviews, ensured reliability and validity. Although the students represented a wide range of varied homeschool experiences, the perceptions of all the students were that their environments prepared them for collegiate-level work at levels that are above average.

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Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Diploma in Technology: Food and Nutrition, Technikon Natal, 1996. / As tertiary institutions, technikons are in the fortunate position that there is a demand for their educational programmes among prospective students, and an equally positive demand for technikon diplomates from the relevant industries who require skilled manpower. Unfortunately resources are limited and thus technikons cannot admit all the applicants who apply for the various courses. For this reason it has become essential to select only those candidates who are most likely to complete the educational training programmes, and fit successfully into the job market. When the value and nature of technikon education are compared to those of a university education, it seems appropriate that their respective students should possess different qualities and abilities, which should be accommodated in the selection criteria governing enrolment. / M

In recent years, and particularly during the last decade, the student bodies of American colleges and universities have greatly increased in size and have become much more heterogeneous with respect to scholastic ability and general motivation to succeed. These changes have occurred chiefly because veterans' aid as well as improved economic conditions throughout the country have permitted a much greater number of students to enter college than ever before. But how many of these students are actually successful in their college education? President Archibald of Haverford College made a survey of the 655 liberal arts colleges throughout the United States. He found that of the thousands of students who entered college each year more than half dropped out before graduation. Most of these dropped out during their freshman year. The students needed guidance especially during their freshman year. The purpose of the present study was to investigate certain characteristics of freshmen students at Florida State University who obtained scores at or below the 20th percentile of the American Council of Education Psychological Examination. These students were chosen from those who entered Florida State University in Septemenber 1951, and to whom the examination was given at the time of entrance. / Typescript. / "August, 1952." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Stewart Murray, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf [40]).

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The problem of this study was an analysis of the scores made on selected standardized tests used as one part of the procedure for admission to the teacher education program at North Texas State University. The students involved were enrolled in their first professional course in education.

The problem with which this study is concerned was that of examining the relationship between academic achievement of college freshmen students and selected demographic variables. The purpose was to compare the grade point average of selected freshmen at North Texas State University and determine if geographic location, high school size, gender, racial heritage and college admission test scores affect academic achievement during the first year of college.

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This DPhil thesis consists of three related but independent chapters discussing the question of admission and access to higher education. Chapter 1 explores the extent to which the underrepresentation of students from certain population groups at highly selective universities, can be explained by poor information and high non-monetary application costs, and how the universities' admission policies may affect outcomes. This chapter takes a positive approach and proposes a theoretical model to explore the implications of implementing alternative admission policies. Motivated by the results that arise from this exploration, Chapter 2 proceeds with a normative approach, proposing a general framework to study the optimal selection policy from a pool of applicants, taking into account that the pool of applicants is endogenous. This, it is argued, allows a characterisation of the optimal form of discrimination in university admissions. Chapter 3 studies the relationship between tuition fees and academic selectivity, by developing a different, although somewhat related model of monopolistic competition, where universities compete for students by simultaneously selecting prices and admission standards.