Thomas Adam

The History of College Affordability in the United States from Colonial Times to the Cold War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the history of college costs from the Colonial Era to the early years of the Cold War. The author examines the normalization of tuition, scholarships, and student loans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 507g
• ISBN-13: 9781498588430
• ISBN-10: 1498588433
• Artikelnr.: 59920873

Autorenporträt

By Thomas Adam

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: College Education as a Public Good
Chapter One: Tuition, Tuition Waivers, and Living Expenses
Chapter Two: Scholarship Endowments: Memorializing Donors, and Shaping
Student Bodies
Chapter Three: State, City, and Church Scholarship Programs: From Training
Teachers and Ministers to the Shaping of the States' Economies
Part II: College Education as a Personal Pursuit
Chapter Four: Making Rich College Students Pay Tuition
Chapter Five: Expanding Scholarship Support for Students in Need
Chapter Six: Student Loan Funds: From Marginal Funding Tool to Mainstream
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