Targeted Subsidization of Postsecondary Education Enrollment in Minnesota: A Policy Evaluation.

Autor/inn/en	Hearn, James C.; und weitere
Institution	Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.; Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Titel	Targeted Subsidization of Postsecondary Education Enrollment in Minnesota: A Policy Evaluation.
Quelle	(1985), (156 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; College Attendance; College Choice; Dependents; Enrollment Influences; Family Income; High School Students; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; Questionnaires; Self Supporting Students; State Aid; Student Costs; Student Financial Aid; Tuition; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Studienortwahl; Familienangehöriger; Familieneinkommen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Fragebogen; Studienkosten; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Unterweisung; Unterricht
Abstract	The impact of a new policy in Minnesota that raised college tuition while also increasing state student aid funding was studied. A literature review examines the influence of economic, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors on student attendance patterns. In addition to access, choice, and persistence, the study considered educational expectations and plans as important aspects of college attendance. Specific concerns were: (1) whether financial factors affected high school juniors' plans to attend college; (2) actual enrollment; (3) college choice; and (4) the quality of aid packages for needy students. The study utilized data gathered about high school juniors in 1979, 1981, and 1983 via the Students Plans and Background Survey of the Minnesota Post-High School Planning Program (the base number for each cohort was 1,000 students). Follow-up data were obtained from 400 students per cohort via questionnaire/telephone survey. Results include the following: (1) financial factors appeared to negligibly influence the college plans and expectations of high school students; (2) high school achievements and previous expectations for college attendance were the most influential enrollment influences; (3) while financial issues did influence college choice, academic factors were primary influences; and (4) the adequacy of aid packages for independent students declined. Numerous tables and figures and an eight-page reference list are provided; study questionnaires are appended. (SW)
Anmerkungen	University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, 330 Humphrey Center, 301 19th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC