Hi Everyone,

In a couple weeks we will have a guest speaker discussion about
transitions from the GED to college. This week's FOB Article-of-the-Week
is about the open door policy at community colleges, which is meant to
facilitate this transition. 

The Open Door Policy: Hidden Barriers to Postsecondary Education for
Nontraditional Adult Learners
by Deepa Rao
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=174

Community colleges have long recognized the need for postsecondary
education and made access to it easy and affordable. Most community
colleges have made a strong commitment to what is known as the open door
policy: they will not turn away any student who has a high school
diploma or has passed the tests of General Educational Development
(GED). Many nontraditional adult learners enter community colleges, via
this open door, after completing adult basic education (ABE) programs or
having been out of school for a long time. As inviting as the open door
may be, some hidden barriers in this policy may prevent nontraditional
learners from attaining a degree.  

This is from issue 6D, which is all about Transitions. You can find the
whole issue at:
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=154

Enjoy the article, and please share any thoughts or questions!

All the best,
Julie


Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
World Education/NCSALL
jmckinney at worlded.org