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Download full textACCESS ERIC, Rockville, MD. – 1996
This brochure suggests steps students and parents can take to secure financial aid for higher education. The document contains six sections which cover: (1) types of aid available, including grants and scholarships, work-study programs, and loans; (2) determination of aid eligibility, a process including a demonstration of financial need (or merit…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Financial Needs, Grants, Higher Education
Salerno, Anne – 1991
This ERIC digest examines the extent of early school leaving among migrants, conditions that precede early school leaving, common features of programs that work to retrieve dropouts, and illustrative programs that exhibit these features. The Migrant Attrition Project estimates a 45% national dropout rate of migrant students. Conditions that lead…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Bullis, Michael; Gaylord-Ross, Robert – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature on transitional services for youth with behavior disorders, provides examples of successful programs and activities, and identifies key elements of successful programs. Specific sections of the monograph address the following areas: long-term life adjustment; transition studies; vocational assessment; social…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Moran, Mary – 1987
The impact of student aid policies on women is assessed. Patterns of enrollment and economic profiles differ for male and female students. Women, for example, far surpass men as adult, part-time, independent, and unclassified students, the categories most likely to present barriers to participating in most financial aid programs. Gender issues in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Moran, Mary – 1986
The impact of student aid policies on women is assessed. Differences in the conditions affecting men's and women's need for aid are identified, along with actions that could improve women's participation in student aid programs. Gender issues in student aid policy include: loan burden, default, and bankruptcy; the award of merit scholarships;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Nontraditional students are the fastest-growing segment of the postsecondary population. About 41% of students are over 25, and nearly 12% are over 40. Previously, the bulk of financial aid went to traditional-age, usually full-time, students in degree programs. Today, however, the sheer numbers of nontraditional students, including distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Bibliographies, Career Education
