Balancing Act. Can Colleges Achieve Equal Access and Survive in a Competitive Market?.

Baum, Sandy

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ERIC Number: EJ575727

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Balancing Act. Can Colleges Achieve Equal Access and Survive in a Competitive Market?

Baum, Sandy

College Board Review, n186 p12-17 Fall 1998

An economist discusses whether strategic use of student financial aid to achieve sound fiscal goals in higher education is at odds with the competing goal of equity. Overemphasis on efficiency will cause higher education to lose sight of its mission; while it should not shy away from rational consideration of expenses and revenues, it should remember social goals. (MSE)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Educational Economics, Educational Philosophy, Equal Education, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Selective Admission, Student Financial Aid

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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