Merit-based student aid and freshman interstate college migration: Testing a dynamic model of policy change

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-51

  Orsuwan, Meechai ^a   Heck, Ronald H ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

College financial aid; Freshman college migration; Growth modeling; Merit based college scholarships; Policy analysis; Prepaid tuition

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849161399     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9108-5     Document Type: Article

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