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Higher Education. Gaps in Parents' and Students' Knowledge of School Costs and Federal Aid. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1990
The General Accounting Office reviewed 18 relevant studies and analyzed existing data from the High School and Beyond Survey of 58,728 students to determine students' and parents' knowledge of federal financial aid for postsecondary education. It was found that students and parents knew very little about financial aid and held erroneous views…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Family Characteristics, Family Financial Resources, Family Income