A simple unifying measure of state support for postsecondary education

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-247

  Trostel, Philip A ^a   Ronca, Justin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability to pay; Funding; Measurement; Need; Postsecondary education; Public; States

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449117728     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9115-6     Document Type: Article

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