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Download full textDellenback, John – 1974
One of the new and complex issues related to student aid is the independent student controversy. The author wishes to increase the Basic Opportunity Grant (BOG) and substantially increase work study to help the independent student. For the immediate future the author would like to see: (1) The BOG refined as a major Federal grant program committed…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Grants, Higher Education
Urahn, Susan; Nettles, Michael T. – 1987
The effects of different types of student financial aid on student outcomes were investigated for the year 1983: types of support looked at included scholarships, working while attending school, grants, and loans. Attention was directed to four outcome measures that reflect in-school behaviors and attitudes that affect student performance:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Grants
Perna, Laura Walter – 1997
The effects of financial aid on persistence to Bachelor's degree were studied using data from the national longitudinal Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey for 1989-90 freshmen. The subsample of 3,188 students were enrolled full-time in four-year institutions; persistence was defined as attainment of the Bachelor's degree from the institution…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Financial Needs, Grants
Braunstein, Andrew; Lesser, Mary; McGrath, Michael; Pescatrice, Donn – 1998
A study at Iona College (New York) analyzed the impact of demographic, socioeconomic, and financial factors on the enrollment behavior of accepted college applicants. The data base consisted of observations on accepted applicants to the college for the 1991-92, 1993-94, and 1995-96 academic years and included 2,198, 2,553, and 2,353 students…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Management
Peng, Samuel S. – 1979
Analysis of data on student financial aid from a variety of sources is reported and shows that the funding levels for all financial aid programs have increased substantially in recent years. This is especially true for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, which have become an important factor in equalizing educational opportunity. However, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Equal Education
Sanford, Timothy R. – 1979
This study is based on the assertion that it is not enough for student aid programs to facilitate attendance at, and even graduation from, a postsecondary institution because the very means used may have a negative impact on students who benefitted from such aid. While student aid may equalize college attendance across students, it may not promote…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, College Choice, College Graduates
