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ERIC Number: EJ1028997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 42
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1064-4474
Effectiveness of California Higher Education Legislation (Senate Bill 1644) and National Implications of Higher Education as a Right or Privilege
Quinto, John E.; Hauser, Linda
Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, v25 p27-40 Mar 2014
California legislature made a policy change with Senate Bill (SB) 1644 (2000), shifting Cal Grant Programs to focus on entitlement; counter to the national trend of merit based grant programs. This article describes a study examining effectiveness and extent to which SB 1644 is meeting its legislative objectives: increase in higher education opportunities and lower student loan debt. Additionally, demographic characteristic differences of student populations seeking higher education opportunities (20-year period) and factors influencing California policy to embrace entitlement grants are presented. The national implication and political (value) question derived from this study was: Is higher education a right or a privilege?
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Legislation, Policy Analysis, Educational Policy, Grants, State Aid, Educational Opportunities, Student Characteristics, Demography, Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Performance Factors, Mixed Methods Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Position Papers, High School Graduates, Enrollment Rate, Student Records, Influences, Data Analysis, Audits (Verification), Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
California Association of Professors of Education Administration. Web site: http://www.capea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California