Merit Aid and the Politics of Education

ISBN-13: 9780415542883 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 206 str.

Erik C Ness

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Erik Ness is Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.