Meeting the access challenge: An examination of Indiana's twenty-first century scholars program Academic Article

abstract

• 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 low-income middle and high school students. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses indicated that 8th grade students who participated in the program were more likely to apply than their peers, indicating that encouragement had a modest influence on preparation. Receiving grant aid had a substantial influence on enrollment, indicating adequate aid is an important aspect of a comprehensive postsecondary encouragement program. 2004 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

authors

• Musoba, Glenda

published proceedings

• RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

author list (cited authors)

• St John, E. P., Musoba, G. D., Simmons, A., Chung, C. G., Schmit, J., & Peng, C.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• St John, EP||Musoba, GD||Simmons, A||Chung, CG||Schmit, J||Peng, CYJ

publication date

• January 2004

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Research in Higher Education  Journal

keywords

• Access To Higher Education
• Grant Aid
• Low-income Enrollment
• Postsecondary Encouragement

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s11162-004-5951-1

start page

• 829

end page

• 871

volume

• 45

issue

• 8

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs11162-004-5951-1

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being