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The lucky few and the worthy many : scholarship competitions and the world's future leaders / edited by Alice Stone Ilchman, Warren F. Ilchman, and Mary Hale Tolar.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
- Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scholarships--Social aspects.
- Scholarships.
- Educational evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although winning a major competitive scholarship, such as the Rhodes or Marshall, is a strong marker for later success, there has been little serious research on how these scholarships are given and how the process could be improved. This book, the fruits of a discussion on ""strengthening nationally and internationally competitive scholarships,"" presents studies that address issues of identifying leadership and creativity in the young, analyze alternative methods of selection, make suggestions for th
- Contents:
- Strengthening nationally and internationally competitive scholarships : an overview / Alice Stone Ilchman, Warren F. Ilchman, and Mary Hale Tolar
- WICS : a model for selecting students for nationally competitive scholarships / Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko
- Art and science in strengthening scholarship selection / Stanley J. Heginbotham
- The evaluation of scholarship programs / Michele Lamont
- Pathways to prominence : explaining contours of career hierarchy of American Rhodes scholars / Ted I.K. Youn and Karen D. Arnold, with Mandy Savitz and Susan Legere
- Appendix 1. Opportunities for competitive scholarships : objectives and brief descriptions of selected nationally and internationally competitive fellowship programs.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07174-2
- 9786612071744
- 0-253-11118-8
- OCLC:
- 475970605
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