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What Difference Does a Major Make? The Influence of College Major Field on Persistence by African American and White Students
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St. John, Edward P.; Hu, Shouping; Simmons, Ada; Carter, Deborah Faye; Weber, Jeff – Research in Higher Education, 2004
The results from this study indicate similarities and differences in the factors related to the persistence of White and African American students in their freshman and sophomore years in college. Using random samples of data from students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in a Midwestern state, OLS regression analyses indicated…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Academic Persistence, African American Students, White Students
Meeting the Access Challenge: An Examination of Indiana's Twenty-First Century Scholars Program
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St. John, Edward P.; Musoba, Glenda Droogsma; Simmons, Ada; Chung, Choong-Geun; Schmit, Jack; Peng, Chao-Ying Joanne – Research in Higher Education, 2004
Early intervention programs can promote access by providing encouragement for academic preparation, but adequate grant aid may be necessary to ensure access for students who prepare. This study examines the impact of Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program, an intervention that provides supplemental grant aid and academic support for…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Early Intervention, College Preparation, Access to Education
The Use and Interpretation of Logistic Regression in Higher Education Journals: 1988-1999.
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Peng, Chao-Ying Joanne; So, Tak-Shing Harry; Stage, Frances K.; St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Examined use and interpretation of logistic regression in leading higher education journals. Found increasingly sophisticated use for a wide range of topics; however, there continued to be confusion over terminology. Sample sizes did not always achieve a desired level of stability in parameters estimated, and discussion of results in terms of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Regression (Statistics), Research Problems
Evaluating State Student Grant Programs: A Case Study of Washington's Grant Program.
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St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A study piloted a new approach to assessing the effects of changes in funding for state grant programs on college assistance. Analysis of Washington's state grant program indicates that an increase in state funds for need-based grants in 1993-1994 resulted in improved within-year persistence in public four-year universities. It is concluded that…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Grants, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
The Nexus Between College Choice and Persistence.
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St. John, Edward P.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
Using data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, this study examined the influence of finance-related reasons for college choice on persistence decisions. Finance-related choices were found to have direct and indirect influences on college persistence, and market-based, monetary measures of financial aid, tuition, housing costs, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Choice, College Students, Educational Economics
Price Response in Enrollment Decisions: An Analysis of High School and beyond Sophomore Cohort.
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St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1990
A study found (1) all forms of financial aid promoted enrollment; (2) $100 of any aid influenced enrollment more than similar tuition reduction; (3) low-income students were more responsive to grant than loan or work-study increases; and (4) high-income students were not responsive to aid changes. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, Low Income
What Really Influences Minority Attendance? Sequential Analysis of the High School and Beyond Sophomore Cohort.
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St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1991
A study identified factors affecting college attendance by minority students in two groups: all high school seniors in 1982 and the subgroup that applied to college. Consistent with prior research, three factors of potential influence were identified: improved academic preparation; higher educational aspirations; and financial aid. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attendance Patterns, College Applicants, College Attendance
The Effects of Student Financial Aid on Access to Higher Education: An Analysis of Progress with Special Consideration of Minority Enrollment.
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St. John, Edward P.; Noell, Jay – Research in Higher Education, 1989
The effects of aid offers on enrollment decisions by college applicants from the classes of 1972, 1980, and 1982, and the effects the type of aid offered had on minority students are analyzed. All types of aid had a positive impact on decisions by college applicants including minority students. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Background, Blacks, College Admission
Price Response in Persistence Decisions: An Analysis of the High School and Beyond Senior Cohort.
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St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1990
A study of the influence of student aid awards and tuition charged on year-to-year persistence by college students in the high school class of 1980 shows persistence decisions in the early 1980s more responsive to aid than tuition increases, suggesting persistence might improve with increased need-based aid alongside tuition increases. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Decision Making, Economic Change
The Influence of Student Aid on Within-Year Persistence by Traditional College-Age Students in Four-Year Colleges.
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St. John, Edward P.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study compared approaches to assessing the influence of student financial aid on within-year persistence of traditional college students. Results indicated that models including tuition were better predictors of persistence, that use of multiple approaches provided more insight into policy's role, and that tuition charges had a consistent…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education
The Influence of Prices on Graduate Student Persistence.
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Andrieu, Sandra Carlin; St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
An analysis used 1987 national student aid data to examine the influence of prices on within-year persistence by graduate students. Results indicated that graduate students, especially in public institutions, are responsive to tuition charges in their persistence decisions. It is suggested that institutions carefully examine the potential impact…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrative Policy, Educational Economics, Graduate Students
Assessing Tuition and Student Aid Strategies: Using Price-Response Measures to Simulate Pricing Alternatives.
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St. John, Edward P. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study used price-response measures from recent national studies to assess college and university pricing (tuition and student aid) alternatives in diverse institutional settings. It is concluded that such analyses are feasible. Analysis indicated limits to "Robin Hood" pricing patterns are predominant in private colleges. Consideration of new…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact