What Factors Predict Middle School Students Sign Up for Washington's College Bound Scholarship Program? A Mixed Methods Evaluation. Working Paper 175

Autor/inn/en	Goldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark C.; Person, Ann E.; Rooklyn, Jordan
Institution	National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research
Titel	What Factors Predict Middle School Students Sign Up for Washington's College Bound Scholarship Program? A Mixed Methods Evaluation. Working Paper 175
Quelle	(2017), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Middle School Students; College Preparation; Mixed Methods Research; Student Participation; Student Characteristics; Simulation; Enrollment Trends; Disadvantaged Youth; Eligibility; Low Income Groups; Contracts; Student Financial Aid; At Risk Students; Scholarships; Institutional Characteristics; Computation; Equations (Mathematics); College Attendance; Principals; School Counselors; Interviews; Probability; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Eignung; Vertrag; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Principal; Schulleiter; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie
Abstract	We investigate factors influencing student sign-ups for Washington State's College Bound Scholarship (CBS) program. We find a substantial share of eligible middle school students fail to sign the CBS, forgoing college financial aid. Student characteristics associated with signing the scholarship parallel characteristics of low-income students who attend 4-year colleges. Simulations suggest the program may address college enrollment gaps, increasing college-going by some disadvantaged groups, it also would reinforce inequalities in college-going that exist between sub-groups of low-income students. Finally, student sign-up rates are lower than has been previously reported. Importantly, we find a perception among program administrators that nearly all eligible students sign up, which shifts attention away from sign-ups to encouraging pledgees to follow through with program requirements. Principal/Guidance Counselor Interview Questions are appended. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01