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Allen Joshua Leonard – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program provides over $1 billion dollars annually in taxpayer-funded financial assistance to a unique population of at-risk, economically-disadvantaged U.S. college students with limited options for employment-related development. Research on the effects of FWS participation, especially professional development, is…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Alignment (Education), Skill Development, Professional Development
Tonia Young-Babb – ProQuest LLC, 2021
While Pell-grants and other financial aid offers the payment of college, students of low-income have little to no assistance for cost-of-living expenses. Frequently, students go without supplies, technology, and internet connections; they even live without the security of food and shelter. Students of low-income face barriers that leave them…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Federal Programs, Community College Students, Graduation Rate
Denise Scalzo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program was established under the Equal Opportunity Act of 1964 to place low-income students with part-time employment to offset some educational expenses. In 1965, it was moved by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Higher Education Act of 1965. The program was originally established as a job development program to…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Federal Legislation
Kim, Sooji – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The federal work-study program is one of the earliest forms of federal financial aid for higher education in the United States and has come under close scrutiny for its debatable impact on low-income students' college success and persistence. However, federal work-study surprisingly remains one of the least-studied financial aid programs. This has…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Work Study Programs, Low Income Students, Student Financial Aid