Merit Aid and the Politics of Education

Zusatztext "Merit Aid and the Politics of Education is a timely and relevant contribution to the study of state financial aid policy and higher education governance." -- Nick Hillman! The Review of Higher Education! Fall 2008 Informationen zum Autor Erik Ness is Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Klappentext This innovative book - the first to deepen the descriptive and conceptual understanding of the process by which states determine merit aid scholarship criteria - is crucial to understanding merit aid's success and failures at fulfilling the promise of education. Zusammenfassung This innovative book - the first to deepen the descriptive and conceptual understanding of the process by which states determine merit aid scholarship criteria - is crucial to understanding merit aid's success and failures at fulfilling the promise of education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction to the Politics of Merit Aid 1. Deciding Who Earns Merit Aid: A Comparative Case Study Approach 2. Public Policy Frameworks: Advocacy Coalition, Multiple Streams, and Electoral Connection Part 2: Three Episodes of Criteria Determination 3. New Mexico Lottery Success Scholarship Program 4. West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship Program 5. Tennessee HOPE Scholarship Program Part 3: Analysis of and Implications for Education Policy 6. Comparative Case Analysis: Between Episodes and Across Frameworks 7. Conclusion: A Revised Model of Merit Aid Policy Formulation. Appendix A: Population of States with Merit-Based Financial Aid Programs. Appendix B: Interview Protocol. Appendix C: Analytic Framework

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Erik C Ness, Erik C. Ness, Erik C. (University of Iowa Ness, Erik C. (University of Pittsburgh Ness, Ness Erik C.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.03.2013
• EAN: 9780415542883
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54288-3
• Seiten: 198
• Serien: Studies in Higher Education; Studies in Higher Education
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Finance, Educational strategies & policy, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Funding of education & student finance, Funding of education and student finance