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ERIC Number: EJ419401
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Public Policy and College Opportunity.
Orfield, Gary
American Journal of Education, v98 n4 p317-50 Aug 1990
Introduces the issue, with the following themes: (1) the increased importance of higher education; (2) policies, issues, and attitudes affecting access to higher education in the 1980s; and (3) the questionable effectiveness of junior colleges. (DM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Minority Groups, Paying for College, Private Colleges, Scholarships, State Colleges, Student Loan Programs, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with the title, "Changing Patterns of Opportunity in Higher Education."