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Peer reviewedHamilton, Bette Everett – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
The author asserts that current federal education policy and student aid programs effectively discriminate against older, part-time, low income students. She calls for changes aimed at achieving equity for adult, part-time learners when the Higher Education Act is considered for reauthorization. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Eligibility, Equal Education, Federal Aid
