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Essay On Higher Education
Design and Methods
Introduction:
Since the inception of higher education acts, the goal of the federal government has been to increase access to students who may not have otherwise been
able to attend. For Financial Aid Administrators, it is not enough to simply get low–income students through the college doors of higher education, but
ensuring that students are successfully persisting and progressing to the completion of their college degree. Previous studies support a connection between
financial aid and college graduation.
Framework and Model – (research question/hypothesis, data sources)
This study utilizes a quantitative study design to study the relationship between low–income students' access to financial aid and their progress...show more
content...
Focusing on this university as opposed to other state schools was preferable due to a large number of students and the diversity of the student population
as compared to other state schools within the state. Additionally, this University has 3 campuses (one in the southern part of the state, one in the central
part and one in the northern part) thus providing a representative sample of the state with regard to characteristics including socioeconomic status, race,
and gender.
This study utilized secondary data analysis. The data was extracted from the larger data set through the University's Department of Institutional Research
(IR). The role of this department is to collect, analyze and report on data for institutional planning, policy development and represents the university as an
arm which disseminates public information services, in order to meet the needs of the university community and external stakeholders. For the purpose of
this paper, the data was then organized and statistics were calculated based on the identified independent and dependent variables.
The sample consisted of a fall 2012 cohort, totaling #______ students, entering as a first time, full–time freshman. The selection looks at the dependent
variable (graduation rates) and captures whether or not low–income students successfully graduate within four years of their matriculation, compared to
other socioeconomic populations. This paper does not
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Essay On Higher Education

  • 1. Essay On Higher Education Design and Methods Introduction: Since the inception of higher education acts, the goal of the federal government has been to increase access to students who may not have otherwise been able to attend. For Financial Aid Administrators, it is not enough to simply get low–income students through the college doors of higher education, but ensuring that students are successfully persisting and progressing to the completion of their college degree. Previous studies support a connection between financial aid and college graduation. Framework and Model – (research question/hypothesis, data sources) This study utilizes a quantitative study design to study the relationship between low–income students' access to financial aid and their progress...show more content... Focusing on this university as opposed to other state schools was preferable due to a large number of students and the diversity of the student population as compared to other state schools within the state. Additionally, this University has 3 campuses (one in the southern part of the state, one in the central part and one in the northern part) thus providing a representative sample of the state with regard to characteristics including socioeconomic status, race, and gender. This study utilized secondary data analysis. The data was extracted from the larger data set through the University's Department of Institutional Research (IR). The role of this department is to collect, analyze and report on data for institutional planning, policy development and represents the university as an arm which disseminates public information services, in order to meet the needs of the university community and external stakeholders. For the purpose of this paper, the data was then organized and statistics were calculated based on the identified independent and dependent variables. The sample consisted of a fall 2012 cohort, totaling #______ students, entering as a first time, full–time freshman. The selection looks at the dependent variable (graduation rates) and captures whether or not low–income students successfully graduate within four years of their matriculation, compared to other socioeconomic populations. This paper does not Get more content on HelpWriting.net