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Kim, Sooji – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The federal work-study program is one of the earliest forms of federal financial aid for higher education in the United States and has come under close scrutiny for its debatable impact on low-income students' college success and persistence. However, federal work-study surprisingly remains one of the least-studied financial aid programs. This has…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Work Study Programs, Low Income Students, Student Financial Aid
Perna, Laura W.; Odle, Taylor K. – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
Working for pay is the reality for many undergraduate students. Higher rates and intensity of employment among students from underserved backgrounds and those attending under-resourced institutions suggest employment during college reinforces inequity in higher education opportunity and outcomes. Compared with higher-income students, students from…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Student Employment, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students
Martinez, Edward F.; Bilges, Dolores C.; Shabazz, Sherrille T.; Miller, Rhoda; Morote, Elsa-Sofia – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2012
This exploratory study examines the difference between two college persistence factors--resiliency and institutional engagement--for low-income, working, first-generation college students. Participants in the study consisted of 52 respondents to the Family History Knowledge and College Persistence Survey. Among respondents, 50 students reported…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Work Study Programs, Resilience (Psychology), Learner Engagement