Merit aid in North Carolina: A case study of a "Nonevent"

Educational Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 703-734

  Ness, Erik C ^a   Mistretta, Molly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Politics of higher education; Public policy process; Student financial aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955253953     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904809339165     Document Type: Article

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