OU Attracting More Young People
Lee Elliot Major,
Jan 24, 2002
According to a press release distributed by Britain's Open University, the number of young people studying at a distance is increasing rapidly. What's interesting isn't the number of people, it's the reasons they give. They find it cheaper, according to the release, they want to start working right away, and they find the university a bad place to study. "Some of our students have come to the OU having tried studying at other universities, where they have found the lifestyle, including the lack of a strong work ethic that some of them perceive, not for them." The CRLFGuardian also covered this item, lifting the text almost word for word from the news release. Tsk, tsk. At least call someone and get another opinion. Neither the article nor the press release (which is in MS Word format, another no-no) provided a link to the study itself (which couldn't be found on the OU website either).
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