Participation, Financial Support and the Marginal Student

Autor/inn/en	Davies, Peter; Mangan, Jean; Hughes, Amanda
Titel	Participation, Financial Support and the Marginal Student
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 58 (2009) 2, S.193-204 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-008-9190-9
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Knowledge Level; Socioeconomic Background; Financial Support; Student Attitudes; College Admission; Academic Achievement; Student Financial Aid; Student Participation; High School Seniors; Academic Aspiration; Paying for College; Cost Effectiveness; Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Wissensbasis; Sozioökonomische Lage; Finanzielle Förderung; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Schulleistung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	This paper examines differences between the decision-making of marginal and nonmarginal students about participation in higher education (HE). We distinguish between two kinds of marginality: being "borderline" on account of prior achievements in school and being "unsure" after taking prior achievement into account. We identify a significant minority of students in their final year of schooling who are unsure about participation in higher education even though they have prior school achievements typical of entrants to HE. Being "unsure" is found to be unrelated to socioeconomic background, but it is associated with significantly different attitudes towards the potential benefits and risks of participation, different levels of knowledge about financial support that is available and different approaches to information search about participation in HE. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10