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Which Type of Work-Study Experience Is More Beneficial?: Perceptions of Taiwanese College Students
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Yang, Cheng Cheng; Ho, Hsuan-Fu; Chen, Shan-Hua – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
The rapid increase of tuition and the reduced financial support from government and families have forced many more students to take part-time jobs, however, different jobs might bear different benefits. The main purposes of this study were to identify the major benefits of part-time jobs or work-study experiences performed by college students, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Work Study Programs, Program Effectiveness
The Causal Effect of Federal Work-Study Participation: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from West Virginia
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Scott-Clayton, Judith – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
Since 1964, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program has provided funds to subsidize the wages of student employees, but it has never been studied directly. I use an instrumental variables difference-in-difference framework with administrative data from West Virginia to identify causal effects, comparing eligible and ineligible students across…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Quasiexperimental Design, Federal Programs
To Determine If a Relationship Exists Between Success on the Job and How Students Rate the Overall Cooperative Education Program.
Lomen, Lynn D.; Standen, Robert S. – 1973
To determine whether students who indicated success on the job evaluated the overall Cooperative Education Program at Los Angeles Valley College differently from those students who did not indicate job success, data were collected from 249 students who had completed the program (41 percent female and 59 percent male). Questionnaires were answered…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Evaluation Methods
Student Financial Aid and Educational Outcomes: Is There a Difference between Grants and Loans? ASHE 1987 Annual Meeting Paper.
Urahn, Susan; Nettles, Michael T. – 1987
The effects of different types of student financial aid on student outcomes were investigated for the year 1983: types of support looked at included scholarships, working while attending school, grants, and loans. Attention was directed to four outcome measures that reflect in-school behaviors and attitudes that affect student performance:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Grants
Final Report--Secondary Impact Study.
Nelken, Ira – 1978
The Special Secondary Impact Program instituted in 14 California secondary schools provided counseling and part time jobs to migrant students to help them stay in school long enough to graduate. The study examined the program's effect on inter- and intra-state migrant secondary school students. Variables measured migrant enrollment, migrant…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Enrollment
The Institutional Share of Undergraduate Financial Assistance, 1976-77. Higher Education Panel Report, Number 42.
Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1979
The types and sources of financial assistance provided to undergraduate students by their institutions during 1976-77 were investigated as part of a survey conducted by the American Council on Education (ACE). A sample of 760 colleges and universities that comprise ACE's Higher Education Panel were asked to report the amounts and kinds of…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Family Income