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Harbour, Clifford P.; Wolgemuth, Jennifer R. – Review of Higher Education, 2013
This article proposes a new paradigm to understand recent government policies that pose new barriers to student participation and divert students out of public higher education. We explain how the classic diversion paradigm, exemplified by Clark (1960) and Brint and Karabel (1989), is unable to account for this new form of student diversion. We…
Descriptors: Public Education, Higher Education, Barriers, Student Participation
Steinberg, Matthew P.; Piraino, Patrizio; Haveman, Robert – Review of Higher Education, 2009
Access to higher education in the United States is increasingly on the public policy agenda as funding constraints affect the realization of college attendance for many middle and low-income students. We use the Pell Grant as a proxy for low-income participation, and the percent of undergraduate students receiving a Pell Grant (Pell Prevalence…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Differences, College Attendance
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Zeller, Nancy – Review of Higher Education, 1995
Describes the current status of postsecondary distance education (DE) in the United States and Canada, focusing on ways in which DE can be used to further local or national policy goals. Presents four examples of DE policies and programs, each representing a different focus (laissez-faire, consortium, coordinating board, and comprehensive). (MDM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comprehensive Programs, Consortia, Cooperative Programs
Perna, Laura W.; Titus, Marvin A. – Review of Higher Education, 2004
This study uses multilevel modeling to examine, after taking student-level predictors of enrollment into account, the effects of state public policies on the type of institution high school graduates attend. Four types of state policies (direct appropriations, tuition, financial aid, and K-12 academic preparation) influence the type of college…
Descriptors: Models, Predictor Variables, Enrollment Influences, High School Graduates