Aid Matters: Merit Aid Is the Wrong Tool to Attract the Best and the Brightest

Autor/in	Heller, Donald E.
Titel	Aid Matters: Merit Aid Is the Wrong Tool to Attract the Best and the Brightest
Quelle	In: Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 18 (2003) 1, S.24-25 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-6405
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Talent; Student Financial Aid; Higher Education; Merit Scholarships; Tuition Grants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begabung; Hochbegabung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Leistungsvergütung; Tuition; Grants; Unterricht
Abstract	Merit-based financial aid has been a growth industry in the United States over the past decade. Much media attention has focused on the use of merit aid by colleges and universities to try to attract academically talented students. In this article, the author argues that merit aid programs are the wrong tools for helping develop a skilled workforce in that these programs do not increase college access for students who would otherwise be unlikely to attend college. As such, the author suggests loan-forgiveness programs and need-based assistance programs as better alternatives to merit aid programs. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10