ERIC Number: EJ1158146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-2158-9232
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Trends from the Merit-Based Portion of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Religiously Focused Institutions
Allison, Aaron A.; Colson, Tori L.
eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, Spr 2017
This study examined the trends in enrollment numbers and academic quality of first-year Tennessee students on the merit-based portion of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) upon HBCU's and religiously focused institutions in Tennessee from 2005-2014. The researchers hypothesized that the merit-based portion of the TELS was a contributing factor to retaining talented, first-year, undergraduate, Tennessee students at private, accredited, higher education institutions in Tennessee. The average enrollment, average ACT score, and average high school GPA of first-year, undergraduate, Tennessee students at HBCU and religiously focused schools were examined for trends. The data revealed no significant difference in the trend for enrollment of first-year Tennessee students at HBCU private institutes and religiously focused institutes. There was a significant trend of improvement in ACT averages and HSGPA averages at such schools. This is meaningful for institutions in recruitment and retention of high-quality students. Implications and future areas of research are discussed.
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Competitive Selection, Admission (School), Black Colleges, Merit Scholarships, Church Related Colleges, Trend Analysis, College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students, Enrollment, Grade Point Average, College Entrance Examinations, Multivariate Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University. PO Box 4087, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Web site: https://nau.edu/coe/ejournal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee; Tennessee (Nashville); Tennessee (Memphis)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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