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Gossens, Peter J.; Griffin, Joan M. – 1980
Provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-374) are described. Contents of the legislation are as follows: Title I--continuing education program and planning; Title II--college and research library assistance and library training and research; Title III--institutional aid; Title IV--student assistance; Title V--Teacher Corps and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Developing Institutions
Download full textMortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1994
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Children, Family Income and College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1995
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly publication on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "The Challenge of Educational Opportunity in Public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Andersen, Charles J. – Research Briefs, 1992
This monograph presents a history of developments in major student financial aid programs over the past 20 years. An opening section offers highlights of the topic. The article goes on to look at types of student aid, categorized as grants, loans, and work study. An examination of the effects of inflation shows that even taking into account…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Hodgkinson, Virginia Ann – Public Policy Monograph Series, 1981
The initial impact of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act (MISAA) was analyzed by comparing student aid recipients and student aid packaging before and after the passage of the Act. Student aid records from a national sample of aid recipients attending independent colleges and universities from 1978-79 through 1979-80 were assessed. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Family Income, Federal Legislation, Grants
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1996
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly report on public policy and programs affecting postsecondary educational opportunity. Each issue contains two or three research articles analyzing postsecondary educational trends. Titles of articles include: "Students with Educational Disabilities"; "Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Murphy, Garrett; Heitner, Bess – CAAL Bulletin, 2002
This document profiles 31 federal programs from which funding for adult literacy may be available. The document's three sections present descriptions of the following types of sources of funding and programs: (1) single pieces of legislation that contribute the major federal share of federal support for adult education in the United States; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives
