ERIC Number: EJ1046330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
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The Experience of Receiving and Then Losing a Scholarship: A Tracer Study of Secondary School Scholarship Recipients in Uganda
Watson, Cathy; Chapman, David W.; Okurut, Charles Opolot
Educational Research and Evaluation, v20 n6 p494-511 2014
This study reports findings of a tracer that investigated differences in the profile and subsequent experiences of scholarship recipients in Uganda who were able to complete the lower secondary school cycle (O level) without interruption (N = 174) and those that dropped out before completing their O-level cycle (N = 51), thereby losing their scholarship. Findings indicate that the scholarship programme had important positive impacts on all participants, even if they were unable to complete their O level. Moreover, scholarships had a multiplier effect; they had positive impacts on recipients' siblings, parents, and neighbours. When scholarship recipients did drop out, the most prevalent causes were poverty, pregnancy, and poor performance. However, even the modest amounts of education these dropouts received changed the course of their lives in positive ways.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scholarships, Secondary School Students, Dropouts, Graduates, Program Effectiveness, Influences, Poverty, Pregnancy, Low Achievement, Barriers, Student Financial Aid, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Student Experience, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Content Analysis, Student Attitudes, Family Structure, Educational Attainment, Parents, Housing, Socioeconomic Status, Marital Status, Occupations, Employment Level, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Uganda
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