Graduate Student Persistence: Evidence from Three Decades

Autor/inn/en	Gururaj, Suchitra; Heilig, Julian Vasquez; Somers, Patricia
Titel	Graduate Student Persistence: Evidence from Three Decades
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Financial Aid, 40 (2010) 1, S.31-46 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-9153
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Student Financial Aid; School Holding Power; Tuition; Academic Persistence; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Income; Employment Level; Grade Point Average; Enrollment; Outcomes of Education; Academic Aspiration; Student Loan Programs; Grants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Einkommen; Beschäftigungsgrad; Einschulung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Grant
Abstract	This article conducts a meta-analysis of results of studies by Andrieu (1991), DeAngelis (1998), and Liseo (2005) to assess changes over time in the effects of financial aid and other factors on graduate student persistence. A descriptive review of the studies finds that combination aid packages encouraged persistence in 1987 (Andrieu, 1991), while any aid promoted persistence in 1993 (DeAngelis, 1998). In 2000, loans and assistantships, as well as tuition increases, were related to persistence (Liseo, 2005), demonstrating that available aid may offset tuitions at private institutions. The individual studies demonstrate the significance of differing financial variables during different time periods. The meta-analysis demonstrates that every form of aid is significant in promoting graduate student persistence and that grants, in particular, offer the greatest bang for the buck among this population. These findings present policy implications for improving graduate student retention. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10