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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
This description of federal compensatory education programs for the economically disadvantaged was prepared for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's review of national education policies. As background, the report first describes the U.S. educational system, the social and educational changes since 1954 that gave rise to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peng, Samuel S. – 1979
Analysis of data on student financial aid from a variety of sources is reported and shows that the funding levels for all financial aid programs have increased substantially in recent years. This is especially true for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, which have become an important factor in equalizing educational opportunity. However, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Equal Education
McPherson, Michael S. – 1988
This discussion of how the effectiveness of federal student aid can be evaluated is framed in terms of three questions: (1) Has federal student aid expanded educational opportunity; that is, has it encouraged the enrollment and broadened the educational choices of disadvantaged students? (2) Has federal student aid made the distribution of higher…
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Peng, Samuel S.; Lantz, Lynne R. – 1979
Volume II of a study of program management procedures in the campus-based and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) programs examines the overall pattern of program funding levels, the distribution of these funds to students and institutions, as well as variations in student participation in postsecondary education and loan-work burdens in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility
