Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2015
Publication Source
The Review of Higher Education
Abstract
The use of merit criteria in awarding institutional aid has grown considerably and, some argue, is supplanting need as the central factor in awarding aid. Concurrently, the accountability movement in higher education has placed greater emphasis on retention and graduation as indicators of institutional success and quality. In this context, this study explores the relationship between institutional merit aid and student departure from a statewide system of higher education. We found that, once we account for self-selection to the extent possible, there was no significant relationship. By contrast, need-based aid was consistently related to decreased odds of departure.
Inclusive pages
221–250
ISBN/ISSN
0162-5748
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2015, the Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Volume
38
Issue
2
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Gross, Jacob P. K.; Hossler, Don; Ziskin, Mary B.; and Berry, Matthew S., "Institutional Merit-Based Aid and Student Departure: A Longitudinal Analysis" (2015). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 11.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/11
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Education Economics Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Special Education Administration Commons, Urban Education Commons
Comments
The article first appeared in The Review of Higher Education, Vol. 38, Issue 2, pages 221-250. The Review of Higher Education is the official journal of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
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