Typical students
not as abundant
By KEVIN RASMUSEN
Of the Emerald
The University is at a critical “choice-point in its history” regarding
its commitment to students who don’t fit into the traditional educational
mode, according to Richard Fehnel, associate professor with the Wal
lace School of Community Services and Public Affairs.
Fehnel said higher education in Oregon is running the potential
"risk of becoming a social dinosaur” by not catering to the needs of the
non-traditional students, or life-long learners.
Fehnel currently directs a project concerned with the post
secondary educational policies and programs that affect these stu
dents. “There’s a qap between existing needs and existing programs”
in the state, he said, and the project is attempting to bring the needs “to
the attention of more people.”
The project has compiled an inventory of programs the state institu
tions do offer for the non-traditional students. These programs are not
significantly different from those offered to traditional students; the
major difference lies in the availability of the programs.
Fehnel said the project started by identifying the non-traditional
student, who is usually older with a fulltime commitment other than
education. This person, in addition, usually lives in a place where
access to education facilities is limited.
“In response," said Fehnel, “we're analyzing ways of changing the
delivery process.” Fehnel pointed out the need to take education off the
campus. The inventory, which the project will publish in about a month,
identifies programs that reach non -traditional students.
But the inventory, besides listing existing programs, also “points
out gaps in the system,” Fehnel stated. Columns for programs, if not
provided by an institution, are left blank. “The catalogue will show
what’s currently being done," he said.
Fehnel identified several possibilities for changing “the delivery
P'ocess.” He said there is a need for more weekend and evening
classes. In addition, he recommended developing a “process to earn
academic credit for experience on the job.” This option is already
offered by nearly 300 colleges across the country, making credit availa
ble for a substantially lower tuition rate.
Educational television is also a viable program, but it has experi
enced a “disastrous” lack of student participation, Fehnel indicated.
Last year, only 100 people were enrolled in “Campus of the Air.”
“Another delivery process change,” Fehnel said, “is co-location.”
Co-location entails two institutions sharing a facility at a neutral site
where there is an educational need, but one that isn’t great enough for
another new campus.
Fehnel said Oregon State University and Portland State University
are already doing more in this area than this University is. Oregon state
institutions “can no longer rely on traditional students," he said, as
evidenced by this year's enrollment decline. Otherwise, they’re going to
experience “a long, slow, painful backslide,” he added.
Fehnel said he thinks it’s “unfortunate" that only now, in a quest for
funds, has Oregon's educational system developed an interest in the
non-traditional student. “Increasing educational options does not mean
a loss of quality,” he said.
He added, “Too many current administrators had contact with poor
adult education several years ago. Non-traditional students are often
adults with a high degree of motivation, who know what they need and
know what they don’t know.”
The projects Fehnel directs is the result of a grant from the Depart
ment of Health, Education and Welfare through the Oregon Educational
Coordinating Commission. Some private colleges, such as Linfield,
George Fox and Lewis and Clark, are also involved. The project was
funded last July and will continue through September.
Since July, the project has produced a 16mm film on options for
non-traditional students. A series of small-group workshops are plan
ned at which administrators will be able to focus on legislative action
pending on the matter.
There is still “a lot of latitude” in how the programs can develop,
Fehnel said, but he called for a “reallocation of resources.” He said the
“ground-rules” need to be changed in order to provide incentive for this
type of program. “More financial reimbursement is required for classes
off campus” that would reach the non-traditional student, Fehnel said.
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