Merit aid and the politics of education [electronic resource] / by Erik C. Ness.
Series: Studies in higher educationPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2007.Description: xiv, 183 p. : illISBN:- 9780203933688
- Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the politics of merit aid -- Deciding who earns merit aid: a comparative case study approach -- Public policy frameworks: advocacy coalition, multiple streams, and electoral connection -- Three episodes of criteria determination -- New Mexico lottery success scholarship program -- West Virginia Promise scholarship program -- Tennessee Hope scholarship program -- Analysis of and implications for education policy -- Comparative case analysis: between episodes and across frameworks -- Conclusion: a revised model of merit aid policy formulation.
Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)
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