A Quantitative Study of the Impact of the Hawai'i Promise Scholarship Program in Its First Year: A Look at Grade Point Average, Credits Completed, and Student Loan Borrowing

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Autor/in	Proper, Sheryle A. Westfall
Titel	A Quantitative Study of the Impact of the Hawai'i Promise Scholarship Program in Its First Year: A Look at Grade Point Average, Credits Completed, and Student Loan Borrowing
Quelle	(2019), (237 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3920-7945-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; College Attendance; Graduation Rate; Tuition; Academic Persistence; Program Descriptions; Grade Point Average; Student Financial Aid; Low Income; Eligibility; Social Capital; Program Implementation; Scholarships; Community Colleges; Academic Achievement; Educational Policy; Financial Support; College Credits; Grants; Hawaiians; Filipino Americans; Multiracial Persons; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Niedriglohn; Eignung; Sozialkapital; Scholarship; Stipendium; Community college; Community College; Schulleistung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Finanzielle Förderung; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Leistung; Grant; Hawaianer; Philippines; Filipino; United States; Inhabitant; People; Philippinen; Philippiner; USA; Einwohner; Bewohner; Mischling
Abstract	College enrollment and completion rates among low-income and historically underserved students are lower than those of their middle- and upper-income counterparts. "Promise scholarships," also known as "last dollar" scholarships, are becoming an increasingly popular way for states throughout the U.S. to incentivize postsecondary attendance by providing free tuition at community colleges. Scholarly research is necessary in order to evaluate whether promise scholarship programs are effective in addressing issues related to postsecondary students' enrollment, persistence, and success and to identify potential policy solutions regarding funding, student eligibility, and awarding parameters. Using a combined framework of the financial aspects of social capital theory, price sensitivity theory, and student choice theory, this descriptive and inferential quantitative study seeks to answer the central research question of: What was the impact of the Hawai'i Promise Scholarship Program's in its first year of implementation? How do grade point average, credits earned and Federal student loan borrowing of Hawai'i Promise Scholarship recipients compare to non-recipients? Results indicated that 1,442 students benefited from a Hawai'i Promise Scholarship, with a mean scholarship award of $1,200, making the direct cost of education for recipients completely covered by grant and scholarship assistance (and in some cases, including 25% of the student's FAFSA-determined EFC). The mean EFC of recipients was $4,432 and approximately 67.5% of the Hawai'i Promise Scholarship recipients were Native Hawaiian or Part Hawaiian, Filipino, or Mixed-Race (more than 2), and though students who qualified for the maximum Federal Pell Grant of $5,920 were not eligible for a Hawai'i Promise Scholarship because their Federal Pell Grant covered their entire amount of direct educational costs, nearly 60% of Hawai'i Promise Scholarship recipients did receive some amount of Federal Pell Grant amount, with a mean $1,986 Pell Grant award. This research adds to the growing body of knowledge about promise scholarship programs by investigating the outcome of the first year of such a program at the community colleges within an indigenous-serving university system and suggests that promise scholarship programs have a positive impact on the academic success of recipients. While there was no statistically significant difference in Federal student loan borrowing of the Hawai'i Promise Scholarship recipients compared to other FAFSA completers, Hawai'i Promise Scholarship recipients did earn a statistically significant higher average cumulative GPA than all of their counterpart groups, and they also earned a statistically significant higher average number of academic year credits than other students. These results imply that these types of state promise scholarship programs are working, but that further research is needed for evidence-based policy decision-making and for more effective financial aid awarding practices. [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