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Peer reviewedStampen, Jacob O.; Fenske, Robert H. – Review of Higher Education, 1988
"Great society" financial aid programs successfully raised the curve of minority participation, but in the late 1970s, the curve flattened and is descending as college costs outpace financial aid. The most promising strategy for overcoming declining minority participation is to improve academic performance among low-income and minority students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Attendance, Equal Education
