The Door Stood Open

An evaluation of the Open University younger students pilot scheme

Alan Woodley, Naomi McIntosh

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781032352183
• eBook ISBN: 9781000738544
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

First published in 1980 The Door Stood Open deals with an early demand upon open university policy. It deals with important themes like context of the younger students pilot scheme; demand for open university places among the younger age group; motivational factors and potential study problems; the impact of open university study on the younger students; students who withdrew from the open university; younger students who could not attend full-time courses and how the younger students fared. In an age when distance learning is becoming a norm, this book serves as an important historical document for educationists and policy makers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Original Title
• Original Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Chapter One The Context of the Younger Students Pilot Scheme and its Evaluation
• Chapter Two The Demand for Open University Places Among the Younger Age Group
• Chapter Three The Younger Students : Their Backgrounds, Abilities and Personality Characteristics
• Chapter Four The Younger Students : Motivational Factors and Potential Study Problems
• Chapter Five How the Younger Students Fared
• Chapter Six The Impact of Open University Study on the Younger Students
• Chapter Seven Further Analysis of First Year Progress Among Younger Students
• Chapter Eight Students who Withdrew from the Open University
• Chapter Nine Younger Students who Persisted with their Open University Studies
• Chapter Ten Younger Students who could not Attend Full-Time Courses
• Chapter Eleven A Summary of the Main Research Findings and Some Policy Implications
• Appendix 1 : The Publicity Campaign for the Younger Students Pilot Scheme
• Appendix 2 : The Supplementary Application Form
• Appendix 3 : The “D” Year “No Qualifications Card” Questionnaire
• Appendix 4 : The “D” Year “Non-Acceptance” Questionnaire
• Appendix 5 : The “E” Year “No Qualifications Card” Questionnaire
• Appendix 6 : The “E” Year “Non-Acceptance” Questionnaire
• Appendix 7 : The “E” Year “Baseline” Questionnaire
• Appendix 8 : The Psychometric Test Battery
• Appendix 9 : The “Early Drop-Out” Questionnaire
• Appendix 10 : The Main “Drop-Out” Questionnaire
• Appendix 11 : The “Follow-Up” Questionnaire
• Appendix 12 : The “Successful Non-Continuers” Questionnaire
• Appendix 13 : The “Non-Appliers” Questionnaire
• Appendix 14 : Gallup Poll Surveys
• Appendix 15 : The Graduate Questionnaire
• Appendix 16 : Adjusted Pass-Rates