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Peer reviewedSt. John, Edward P.; And Others – Review of Higher Education, 1991
Analysis of effects of different student financial aid types on year-to-year persistence of high school seniors of 1980 found social and educational background had differential effects at different points in the college experience, college experiences were influential, student aid had a positive effect on persistence, and loans promoted…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Educational Background, High Schools
PDF pending restorationSt. John, Edward P.; Masten, Charles L. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1990
It is argued that public investment in student financial aid should be evaluated based on tax revenue returns resulting from the expenditure. A model for estimating tax revenue returns from gains in educational attainment attributable to student aid is developed, and impact of aid on access and persistence is examined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Economic Impact, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Michael B.; St. John, Edward P. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1997
Previously performed analyses of the relationship between college choice and persistence in both public and private colleges and universities illustrate the direct and indirect effects of financial factors that influence college choice and subsequent persistence decisions, and the direct effects of the actual dollar amounts of costs and financial…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Choice, College Planning, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationSt. John, Edward P.; Starkey, Johnny B. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1995
A study investigated the influence of tuition charges and financial aid packaging to adult undergraduate students on within-year persistence. Results indicated that adult undergraduates are more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds and more responsive to tuition rate than traditional college-age students, and that adults enrolled in public…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationKaltenbaugh, Louise S.; St. John, Edward P.; Starkey, Johnny B. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1999
A study of the effects of tuition discounting practices on European-American and African-American college students (n=42,793) found that differences in student price response to tuition helps explain differences in persistence rates in the two groups. African Americans were found to be substantially more responsive to tuition than were European…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Students, Educational Finance
Download full textSt. John, Edward P. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1998
A study investigated the effects of changes in institutional aid strategies on student persistence, exploring the implications of increased reliance on loans at a private university. Increases in grants and loans appeared to improve student persistence. However, students' increased loan burden should be considered. The study also suggests that new…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Debt (Financial)
PDF pending restorationSt. John, Edward P. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1991
This literature review suggests that student aid is an effective mechanism for promoting equal educational opportunity and that the erosion in federal grant dollars has influenced an erosion in minority group access to higher education. Research findings on equal opportunity components including access, choice of school, persistence, choice of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Choice, Compensation (Remuneration)
