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Higher Education And The Promise Of Opportunity, Robert L. Woodbury Sep 2004

Higher Education And The Promise Of Opportunity, Robert L. Woodbury

New England Journal of Public Policy

The article portrays the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as a watershed event, much like the Morrill Land Grant Act and the G.I. Bill, in the history of opening higher education to a broader range of citizens. What had once been a largely private enterprise for the elite became an increasingly public commitment to make a college and university education accessible to anyone qualified to take advantage of the opportunity. In the last two decades, however, that promise has faded as costs have escalated, financial aid has become less available to the needy, federal and state support …


University Reporter - Vol. 09, No. 01 - September 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston Sep 2004

University Reporter - Vol. 09, No. 01 - September 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.


University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 07 - March 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston Mar 2004

University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 07 - March 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of An Anger Therapy Intervention For Incarcerated Adult Males, Steven D. Vannoy, William T. Hoyt Jan 2004

Evaluation Of An Anger Therapy Intervention For Incarcerated Adult Males, Steven D. Vannoy, William T. Hoyt

Steven D Vannoy

ABSTRACT An anger therapy intervention was developed for incarcerated adult males. The therapy was an extension of cognitive-behavioral approaches, incorporating principles and practices drawn from Buddhist psychology. Adult males from a Midwestern low-security prison were randomly assigned to ei- ther a treatment group (n = 16) or a waiting list control group (n = 15). Following a 10-session intervention, treated participants exhibited significant reduction in anger relative to those in the control group. Greater reductions in anger for the therapy group was mediated (p = .07), by greater reduction in egotism relative to the control group. Contrary to predictions, anger …