Student Financial Assistance: Past Commitments, Future Uncertainties.

Gladieux, Lawrence E.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Student Financial Assistance: Past Commitments, Future Uncertainties.

Gladieux, Lawrence E.

Academe, v72 n6 p9-15 Nov-Dec 1986

Federal aid has had many overlapping purposes and effects, from labor objectives to bolstering institutional enrollments, but the larger mission has been to help people realize their educational aspirations regardless of individual economic or social origins. The history and future of the democratization of college opportunities are discussed. (MLW)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Higher Education, Public Policy, State Aid, Student Costs, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Tuition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Guaranteed Student Loan Program; Pell Grant Program

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