Does Rent-Free Community Housing Make a Difference in Higher Education Outcomes?

Autor/inn/en	Perez-Felkner, Lara; Baker-Smith, Christine; Goldrick-Rab, Sara
Institution	Temple University, Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
Titel	Does Rent-Free Community Housing Make a Difference in Higher Education Outcomes?
Quelle	(2022), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Student Financial Aid; Access to Education; Paying for College; College Housing; Undergraduate Students; Scholarships; Housing Needs; Need Gratification; Graduation Rate; Academic Persistence; Homeless People; Student Characteristics; Mental Health; Majors (Students); Outcomes of Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Money Management; Sense of Community; Well Being; School Holding Power; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Student Employment; STEM Education; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Studentenunterkunft; Scholarship; Stipendium; Bedürfnisbefriedigung; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Psychohygiene; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Studentenarbeit; STEM
Abstract	This study provides one of the first causal estimates of the impact of housing on academic outcomes. While college students are too often dismissed as a privileged and healthy part of the population, researchers increasingly observe housing insecurity among college students. This problem worsened during the pandemic, underscoring the link between housing, employment, mental health, and wellness. Housing is of particular importance as a critical basic need for today's undergraduate students. The study takes place before and during the ongoing pandemic, thus providing a unique opportunity to understand the short-term impacts of housing on belongingness, mental health, and academic outcomes for the five cohorts studied. This research was conducted with these questions in mind: (1) Does this scholarship influence student well-being as measured by belongingness, mental health, and/or financial wellness?; and (2) Does the provision of a housing scholarship have an impact on student retention or completion? Findings from the study suggest that rent-free community housing supports provide greater financial well-being, mental health, and postsecondary educational impacts. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. Jones Hall, 1316 West Ontario Street, 6th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19140. e-mail: hopectr@temple.edu ; Web site: https://hopeforcollege.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01