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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pulcini, Brad

Titel

Financial Aid Policies and Practices as Impediments to Low-Income Student Access to Higher Education

Ist Teil von

• College and university, 2018-05, Vol.93 (2), p.61

Ort / Verlag

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A review of the literature reveals that low-income students encounter barriers to higher education. Common barriers include the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, n.d.; College Board 2010; Dwyer 2015; Feeney and Heroff 2013; Goldrick-Rab 2016; Nagaoka, Roderick and Coca 2009; Perez-Antonia 2016) and the shift from need-based to merit-based institutional aid (Alon 2011; Capilouto and Tracy 2017; Conner and Rabovsky 2011; Feeney and Heroff 2010; Wexler 2016). This article reviews these barriers, explores best practices to limit their influence on low-income students' access to higher education, and seeks to determine whether colleges and universities embrace or shirk these practices.