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An evaluation of the effectiveness of state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	An evaluation of the effectiveness of state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs./
Author:	Farrell, Patricia Lynn.
Description:	389 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: A, page: 3299.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-09A.
Subject:	Education, Higher. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3146016
ISBN:	0496049771

An evaluation of the effectiveness of state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs.
Farrell, Patricia Lynn.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs. - 389 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: A, page: 3299.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2004.

Higher education has become the threshold for access to good jobs for individuals and in turn is the future of a strong state economy (ACSFA, 2001; Carnevale & Fry, 2001). To balance the interests of society and higher education, states have been exploring ways to provide access, keep their brightest students in state for college, and encourage and reward students who work hard academically (Heller, 2002; Linn, 1998; Longanecker, 2002; Parsons, 1997). One mechanism to achieve these goals is merit-based scholarship programs. Since the 1990's, twelve states have created non-needs merit-based scholarship programs. Little research has been conducted to determine one way or the other that the programs meet the needs of their states as laid out by the state laws for the programs (Heller, 1997). Despite the lack of data, the allure of merit scholarships is growing in the twenty-first century amongst legislators and the general public in many states (Krueger, 2001).

ISBN: 0496049771Subjects--Topical Terms:

543175
Education, Higher.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs.
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520 $a Higher education has become the threshold for access to good jobs for individuals and in turn is the future of a strong state economy (ACSFA, 2001; Carnevale & Fry, 2001). To balance the interests of society and higher education, states have been exploring ways to provide access, keep their brightest students in state for college, and encourage and reward students who work hard academically (Heller, 2002; Linn, 1998; Longanecker, 2002; Parsons, 1997). One mechanism to achieve these goals is merit-based scholarship programs. Since the 1990's, twelve states have created non-needs merit-based scholarship programs. Little research has been conducted to determine one way or the other that the programs meet the needs of their states as laid out by the state laws for the programs (Heller, 1997). Despite the lack of data, the allure of merit scholarships is growing in the twenty-first century amongst legislators and the general public in many states (Krueger, 2001).
520 $a The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the 12 state non-needs merit-based scholarship programs based on the following program goals: (a) rewarding students for their academic achievements, (b) encouraging students to attend higher education, and (c) encouraging students to attend college in state. Data analyses include descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, and cross section regression. The data analyzed included state and federal data, specifically demographic information on high school graduates, merit-scholarship recipients, school districts, and first-time freshmen. My goal was to obtain and provide data that would aid policy makers and researchers in understanding the possible impact the programs have in each of the 12 states.
520 $a The findings illustrate that the non-needs merit-based scholarship programs are having minimal impact on high school achievement, college participation, college choice, and keeping students in state for college. Other key findings were that the financial amount of the scholarship affects whether or not students stay in state for college, and receiving the scholarship influences where students enroll in college. Where students are from within the state and their ethnicity also affects whether or not they receive the scholarship.
520 $a The programs are still young and with the changing tide in state budgets, student demographics, high school accountability, and financial aid programs, in-depth evaluations on the effectiveness and impact of the programs needs to occur. This study has laid the foundation for future studies on each state's program. It will be interesting to see whether or not the allure of the non-needs merit-based scholarship programs continue and how they will evolve during the early part of the twenty-first century.
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