Aiding students, buying students: financial aid in America

Wilkinson traces the history of undergraduate financial aid at American colleges and universities; the origins, purposes, and impacts of merit- and need-based aid; the federal government's role; the evolution of elite private institutions; and the current climate and concerns. The concluding ch...

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Main Author: Wilkinson, Rupert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Univ. Press 2005
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Summary:Wilkinson traces the history of undergraduate financial aid at American colleges and universities; the origins, purposes, and impacts of merit- and need-based aid; the federal government's role; the evolution of elite private institutions; and the current climate and concerns. The concluding chapter lays out how these factors, combined with increasing costs of attending college, impact low-income minority students and how reforms on campuses and in Washington, DC, can better serve higher education and the more disadvantaged students.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 346 S. Ill.
ISBN:0826515029

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