Exam 1 Flashcards
Moral Act
Congress vocation os good, major of college, everyone should go to college
GII Bill
military pays for all things college, room and board, books, schooling
Truman Commission Report
Everyone can go to college, 2 years were invented for this
Open Door Policies
No admissions process
Higher Education Act
FAFSA (1965,1972)
“Cooling Out” Process
2 year colleges “cool out” the students they feel won’t make it in a 4 year school, potentially saving them time and money in the long run 75% want to go to a 4 year (only 25% do)
Egalitarian Admissions
Open admissions
Meritocratic Admissions
Selective admissions
Liberal Learning
Freeman’s learning, going to school just to learn, and to open up more
Preparatory Training
Going to college just for a job; graphic arts, nursing, business classes
Am I a Liberal Learner?
Yes, 1/3 of my classes are toward my major, and the other 2/3 is up to me to freely choose things that have nothing to do with Political Science
How to Measure Student Gains
Verbal skills, rationality, intellectual integrity, substantive knowledge, intellectual tollorence, creativeness
Factors in Admissions
Sports, obstacles overcome, SES (social economic status), etc.