Estimating the Impact of Capability Factors on College Student Debt Levels Utilizing the Generalized Sustainable Capability Framework

Autor/in	Zabaneh, Louis Joseph
Titel	Estimating the Impact of Capability Factors on College Student Debt Levels Utilizing the Generalized Sustainable Capability Framework
Quelle	(2017), (102 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Western Kentucky University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4380-0883-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Debt (Financial); Paying for College; Educational Attainment; Higher Education; Individual Development; Scores; Tests; Correlation; Minority Group Students; Family Income; Parent Background; College Graduates; College Students; Student Attitudes; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Grade Point Average; Mothers; Hypothesis Testing; Scholarships; Grants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Studienfinanzierung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Individuelle Entwicklung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Korrelation; Familieneinkommen; Elternhaus; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mother; Mutter; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Scholarship; Stipendium; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe
Abstract	The current unprecedented level of college student debt in the United States at over $1.4 trillion (Federal Reserve, 2017) is of major concern for all who desire to improve higher education, income and social inequality, and the general welfare of society. This study's purpose is both theoretical and empirical: first, to develop and propose the Generalized Sustainable Capability Framework (GSCF) as a conceptual model to analyze human development; and second, to test four specific hypotheses. The hypotheses were: (1) Students with lower test scores will incur higher levels of debt; (2) Minority students will incur higher levels of debt; (3) Students with lower family income will incur higher levels of debt; and (4) Students whose parents have lower levels of education will incur higher levels of debt. The population was students who graduated recently from a southern regional university and those who are presently attending the institution. The sample comprised 339 students who graduated in 2016 from the university. Three models were structured to test the hypotheses using hierarchical regression. The dependent variable, student debt amount (SDA) was the same for the three models, and Model 3, with the independent variables age, gender, GPA, race, family income, and mothers' education level, was determined the most appropriate. Only the first hypothesis was statistically supported by the results of the regression. The lack of statistical support may be due to the fact that the graduates of the southern regional university have lower average debt compared to the national average, possibly due to its offerings of scholarships and grants. This implies that policy supporting student capabilities mitigate the potential negative effects of student debt as the GSCF postulates. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01