After doing some research, i believe that the topic of ways to change the problems with student loans must also be included in the paper, or it would only be a question without an answer. In addition, much of the information that I have found is relevant to low income or Hispanic families, which should give me a comparison point for other ethnic groups. I have also found information relevant to the costs benefits of community college, which allows me to include this on a financial investment vs. potential benefit aspect. In addition, many of the sources i have found also include links to other websites that offer more information.
After further research, i have narrowed my topic to a question of "Is college still worth it for everyone?" in the respect of the lack of information on the risk of debt accumulation vs. the potential for gain with a degree.
Links to sources with information on this topic are:
http://www.asa.org/pdfs/corporate/delinquency_the_untold_story.pdf
a report containing statistics on delinquency and default rates by age and type of school attended
http://search.proquest.com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/docview/219290950/fulltext?source=fedsrch&accountid=13626
an article on the impact of debt on the quality of life
Hi Dan --
ReplyDeleteTo "scout the territory," you really have to give some links to specific information you have found online. The links are a useful starting point, because then I can follow what you are looking at. Please add some links.
I suggested in class that you most need an angle on this topic -- such as the way that student loans have made it increasingly difficult for young people today to enter full adulthood by having a family and buying a house -- as argued most powerfully by Tamara Draut in "Strapped." Or you can explore the way that the whole system is corrupt by starting with Alan Michael Collinge's "The Student Loan Scam." Find a focus. Debt is just too broad of a topic.
DeleteMost of all, though, you have to keep up with the blog posts. You are in the danger zone.
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