The lucky few and the worthy many [[electronic resource] ] : scholarship competitions and the world's future leaders / / edited by Alice Stone Ilchman, Warren F. Ilchman, and Mary Hale Tolar
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The lucky few and the worthy many [[electronic resource] ] : scholarship competitions and the world's future leaders / / edited by Alice Stone Ilchman, Warren F. Ilchman, and Mary Hale Tolar
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.34 |
| Soggetto topico: | Scholarships - Social aspects |
| Educational evaluation | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
IlchmanAlice Stone
IlchmanWarren Frederick
TolarMary Hale <1966->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The lucky few and the worthy many |
| ISBN: | 1-282-07174-2 |
| 9786612071744 | |
| 0-253-11118-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457519503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.