Helping the Progress of Disadvantaged Students in Higher Education: The Federal Student Support Services Program.

Chaney, Bradford; Muraskin, Lana D.; Cahalan, Margaret W.; Goodwin, David

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ERIC Number: EJ580827

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Publication Date: 1998

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Helping the Progress of Disadvantaged Students in Higher Education: The Federal Student Support Services Program.

Chaney, Bradford; Muraskin, Lana D.; Cahalan, Margaret W.; Goodwin, David

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v20 n3 p197-215 Fall 1998

The impact of Student Support Services (SSS), a large federal program to help disadvantaged students complete college, on retention in college was studied with approximately 2,800 SSS participants and similar nonparticipants. SSS had a positive impact for the three measures of retention used, but the impact varied with services used and student participation. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attainment, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Student Participation

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Language: English

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WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/82565

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