ERIC Number: ED510038
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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WWC Quick Review of the Report "The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment"
What Works Clearinghouse
This paper presents a WWC (What Works Clearinghouse) Quick Review of the report "The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment". The study examined whether assistance in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) increases the likelihood of filing the FAFSA, college enrollment, and financial aid receipt. The authors analyzed data on about 17,000 individuals in 156 H&R Block tax preparation offices in Ohio and North Carolina. The research described in this report is consistent with WWC evidence standards with reservations. [The following study is the focus of this "Quick Review": Bettinger, E., Long, B., Oreopoulos, P., & Sanbonmatsu, L. (2009). "The role of simplification and information in college decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA experiment" (NBER Working Paper No. 15361). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. (ED510037).]
Descriptors: Educational Research, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Financial Aid, Higher Education, Enrollment, Federal Aid, Access to Information, Helping Relationship, Comparative Analysis, High School Seniors, Adults, Attrition (Research Studies)
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina; Ohio
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
IES Funded: Yes
IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreviewsum.aspx?sid=142