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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Student Loan Defaults and Enrollment Persistence.
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Podgursky, Michael; Ehlert, Mark; Monroe, Ryan; Watson, Donald; Wittstruck, John – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2002
Provides a model of student loan defaults using a panel data file. Identifies a variety of individual variables associated with loan defaults; however, researchers found that the variable with the largest effect on default is continuous enrollment. Students who are continuously enrolled or complete their programs are far less likely to default…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Higher Education, Loan Default
"Professional Judgment: Tool or Time Bomb."
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Martin, Dennis J. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1988
The latitude (professional judgment) aid administrators might exercise in departing from the need analysis formula for campus-based financial award purposes is discussed. Three areas are discussed: politics, practice, and principles. (MLW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Higher Education, Legislation, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid)
Characteristics, Career Paths, and Training Needs of Financial Aid Employees in the WASFAA Region.
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Hills, Donald E. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1988
A survey of the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators regional financial aid offices taken in 1985 is discussed. It shows wide variations in the demographic characteristics and backgrounds of student financial aid office employees, chiefly by job level. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis
Family Knowledge of Postsecondary Costs and Financial Aid.
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Hossler, Don; And Others – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1991
Analysis of data from a longitudinal study of Indiana high school students (n=56) reveals that parents are more interested than students in information about postsecondary education costs and student financial aid. It also suggests efforts to increase family knowledge should focus on general information rather than specific aid programs.…
Descriptors: Family Role, High Schools, Information Needs, Knowledge Level