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Peer reviewedWindham, Douglas M. – Review of Higher Education, 1984
Policy analysis issues in a recent study of quality control in the basic grant delivery system are reviewed, and the validity of the findings as reported is discussed. The study's design and implementation, derivation and presentation of findings, and relevance of the findings to the study's policy recommendations are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Grants, Higher Education, Policy Formation
Download full textAdvanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Equations (Mathematics), Error Patterns
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83 was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A sample of approximately 4,000 students was drawn from a stratified random sample of 317 participating institutions.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1981
An evaluation of existing and proposed mechanisms to ensure data accuracy for the Pell Grant program is reported, and recommendations for efficient detection of fraud and error in the program are offered. One study objective was to examine the existing system of pre-established criteria (PEC), which are validation criteria that select students on…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83 was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A sample of approximately 4,000 students drawn from a sample of 317 participating institutions showed that Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Role, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
