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- Title
THE ROLE OF UTILIZATION AND RETENTION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF MERIT AID.
- Authors
Kash, Jeffrey P.; Lasley, Scott
- Abstract
While significant attention has been paid to how demographic factors influence which students earn merit scholarships, less attention has been paid to identifying the characteristics of students who utilize their earned scholarships and whether they retain them once they utilize the awards. In an attempt to better understand the distribution of merit aid, this research explores how demographic and socioeconomic factors influence the utilization and retention of merit scholarships. An analysis of school-level data finds that utilization and retention rates of Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards decrease significantly for students from schools on the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum. This supports previous research that merit scholarships disproportionately benefit students who have higher socioeconomic status and negatively impact students with lower socioeconomic status. In addition, the findings suggest that policy makers need to take into account factors that shape the utilization and retention of merit scholarships as well as whether or not these scholarships are an effective policy tool for addressing educational policy goals.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MERIT scholarships; COLLEGE students; ACADEMIC achievement; EDUCATION awards
- Publication
Virginia Social Science Journal, 2011, Vol 46, p39
- ISSN
0507-1305
- Publication type
Article