History of College Affordability in the United States From Colonial - Times to the Cold Wa

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Adam is associate professor and associate director of the International and Global Studies Program at the University of Arkansas. Klappentext This book traces the history of college costs from the Colonial Era to the early years of the Cold War. The author examines the normalization of tuition, scholarships, and student loans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: College Education as a Public Good Chapter One: Tuition, Tuition Waivers, and Living Expenses Chapter Two: Scholarship Endowments: Memorializing Donors, and Shaping Student Bodies Chapter Three: State, City, and Church Scholarship Programs: From Training Teachers and Ministers to the Shaping of the States' Economies Part II: College Education as a Personal Pursuit Chapter Four: Making Rich College Students Pay Tuition Chapter Five: Expanding Scholarship Support for Students in Need Chapter Six: Student Loan Funds: From Marginal Funding Tool to Mainstream Acceptance

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Adam, Adam Thomas
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781498588430
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8843-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Education, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher