Student Aid and Access in the Economic Crisis

Autor/inn/en	Baum, Sandy; McPherson, Michael
Titel	Student Aid and Access in the Economic Crisis
Quelle	In: Trusteeship, 17 (2009) 1, S.13-15 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-1027
Schlagwörter	Human Capital; Federal Government; Educational Opportunities; Student Financial Aid; Labor Supply; Paying for College; Educational Finance; Higher Education; Resources; Financial Support; Economic Climate; State Government; Government Role; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Bundesregierung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Labour Supply; Arbeitskräfteangebot; Bildungsfonds; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Finanzielle Förderung; Wirtschaftslage; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Privathochschule; USA
Abstract	Most economists expect the current economic downturn to be one of the most severe since World War II. In fact, there is a very real danger that the changing circumstances of students, families, state and federal governments, and educational institutions could interact to significantly diminish educational opportunity in the United States. The most immediately visible problem created by the collapsing economy is that constrained resources reduce the ability of students and families to pay for college and reduce the capacity of colleges and universities to provide the financial aid students need. The authors suggest that finding ways to meet this demand is important not only for humanitarian reasons, but also because helping people who have trouble finding jobs during the recession to enroll in school is good economic policy. Helping people enroll who are having trouble finding jobs during the recession not only reduces the excess supply of labor; it also represents a great opportunity for investment in human capital. The authors discuss the role of state and federal governments in maintaining financial aid and in helping individual institutions weather the current recession. They stress that federal government should help both states and institutions find adequate resources for financial aid, but it also must help address serious capacity issues at broadly accessible public and private institutions. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. 1 Dupont Circle Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-356-6317; Tel: 202-296-8400; Fax: 202-223-7053; Web site: http://www.agb.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10