Review of higher education/The review of higher education · 1991 · 106 citations · 23 references
EducationHigher EducationSecondary EducationEducation FinanceEducation ReformHigher Education FinanceFinancial Aid PolicyHigher Education FinancingPersistence AnalysisStudent PersistenceStudent RetentionStudent SuccessFinancial Aid Effects On EnrollmentPersistence To GraduationPostsecondary PersistenceStudent Borrowing BehaviorStudent Persistence ModelsWork Study
This article analyzes the effects of different types of financial aid on year-to-year persistence by college students in the high school class of 1980. The authors assessed the effects of different types of aid packages on year-to-year persistence and found that: (1) Social and educational background had different effects on persistence at different points in the college experience; (2) College experiences—the characteristics of the college, attending full time, and college grades—had an influence throughout the matriculation process; (3) Student financial aid had a positive effect on student persistence for students in the high school class of 1980; and (4) Loans, as well as grants and work study, were effective in promoting persistence.
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