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Carlson, Deven E.; Elwert, Felix; Hillman, Nicholas; Schmidt, Alex; Wolfe, Barbara L. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
In this pre-registered study, we analyze the effects of need-based financial aid grant offers on the educational outcomes of low-income college students based on a large-scale randomized experiment (n=48,804). We find evidence that the grant offers increase two-year persistence by 1.7 percentage points among four-year college students. The…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, College Students, Academic Persistence
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Meyer, Stephen J.; Randel, Bruce – Community College Review, 2013
This article reports findings from an impact study of a 2-year postsecondary academic program offered in state prisons. Outcomes examined for participants during their 1st year of participation include performance on a standardized test of critical thinking skills, credit acquisition, achievement motivation, educational aspirations, personal…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Correctional Education
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Knight, William E.; Hakel, Milton D.; Gromko, Mark H. – About Campus, 2006
The question that has shaped the work at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) for the past ten years was raised by President Sidney A. Ribeau shortly after he assumed office in 1995. Could a large, complex doctoral-research intensive university also become the premier learning community in Ohio and one of the best in the nation? Even with some…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Doctoral Programs, Associate Degrees
Gateway Technical Inst., Kenosha, WI. – 1979
To assess the relationship between the competencies taught in ten Wisconsin two-year Associate Degree Electronic Technology programs and the competencies needed on the job, a study surveyed program graduates and employers of graduates regarding the effectiveness of the curriculum. The survey instruments were based on the 120 broad competencies…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Attitudes, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation