The association between financial aid availability and the college dropout rates in Colombia

Melguizo, Tatiana; Torres, Fernando Sánchez; Jaime, Haider

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“…For instance, the Free education introduced in South Africa in some areas enabled poor parents to enroll their children in school (Boatman & Long, 2016;Blanco & Meneses, 2010;Dynarski & Scott-Clayton, 2013;Garlick, 2013;Melguizo, 2011 andTaryn &Claudia M. 2012). Other studies also found funding to be useful in improving the academic performance of students.…”

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The Free Senior High Policy: An Appropriate Replacement to The Progressive Free Senior High Policy

Abdul-Rahaman

Rahaman

Wan

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IJELS

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Governments all over the world have been improving their educational sector through funding programs aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents, increasing access and quality to education. The government of Ghana in 2017 switched policy to a free senior high school policy to reduce poverty by finally eliminating the financial burdens parents face in paying their children's fees. This study seeks to evaluate the appropriateness of the free senior high policy in replacing the pre-existing progressive free policy. The questionnaire survey was used to collect primary data for this study. The descriptive statistics were used in analyzing the data of this study. A total number of Two hundred (200) responses were retrieved, and out of those retrieved, 57 were females, and 143 were males. All 200 responses were usable in this study. The free senior high policy proved to put more butts on seats in helping to reduce financial burdens on parents than the pre-existing progressive free policy since nothing is paid by parents or guardians.

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The Free Senior High Policy: An Appropriate Replacement to The Progressive Free Senior High Policy

Abdul-Rahaman

Rahaman

Wan

et al. 2018

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“…Este sesgo se produciría debido a que la población que accede al sistema no puede considerarse como una muestra aleatoria de la población potencial. Además del problema de selección de muestra, numerosos estudios evidencian el problema de endogeneidad presente en las ayudas estudiantiles, ya sea para estudiar el acceso o la deserción del sistema universitario (Cameron, 2009;Meneses y Blanco, 2010;Melguizo et al, 2011). Sesgo producido principalmente por la selección no aleatoria para obtener una ayuda estudiantil.…”

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“…Dentro de los modelos econométricos, los más utilizados son los modelos probabilísticos (Barrios F., 2011), donde se mide la probabilidad de desertar, controlando por una serie de variables explicativas, obteniendo así su contribución marginal en la ecuación de interés (Stratton et al, 2008;Cameron, 2009;Melguizo et al, 2011). Siguiendo esta línea, algunos estudios empíricos como el de Stratton, O'Toole y Wetzel (2008) muestran cómo el no diferenciar la deserción temporal de la permanente puede llevar a la obtención de coeficientes sesgados, debido a que existen diferencias significativas entre sus factores determinantes.…”

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“…Es de suma relevancia analizar el efecto que estas tienen, ya que año a año el Estado invierte numerosos recursos en ellas (Comisión de Financiamiento Estudiantil para la Educación Superior, 2012). Sin embargo, muchos estudios develan los problemas de endogeneidad que conlleva el incluir esta variable (Cameron, 2009;Melguizo et al, 2011;Meneses y Blanco, 2010), principalmente, porque las ayudas estudiantiles no son asignadas de manera aleatoria, sino que en función de una serie de características del individuo, además de realizarse un proceso de postulación voluntario a ellas. Esto conlleva a que los individuos que se adjudican las ayudas estudiantiles, puedan ser también los individuos con mayor motivación o vulnerabilidad socioeconómica, lo cual no es posible de controlar del todo en la especificación.…”

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Estudio de los factores determinantes de la deserción en el sistema universitario chileno

Magalhaes-Calvet

2015

REPP

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Estudio de los factores determinantes de la deserción en el sistema universitario chileno Tomás Larroucau Universidad de Chile ResumenEste estudio tiene como objetivo identificar y cuantificar los factores determinantes de la probabilidad de deserción del sistema universitario chileno. La metodología utilizada considera un modelo econométrico estático de tres ecuaciones que pretende corregir, simultáneamente, la posible endogeneidad presente en la selección de muestra y en la obtención de las ayudas estudiantiles, diferenciando la deserción temporal de la definitiva y analizando posibles efectos heterogéneos entreáreas de carrera y tipos de universidad. Los resultados muestran que la deserción universitaria es un fenómeno multicausal, influida por factores de habilidad individual del estudiante, socioeconómicos y demográficos, pero también factores relacionados con la calidad del establecimiento de enseñanza media, de la carrera y de la universidad a la que accede. Las características previas al ingreso del estudiante a la universidad son más relevantes que la habilidad medida por medio de la PSU. Además, se constata que la deserción universitaria es también un problema de financiamiento; estudiantes de mayores ingresos y aquellos que perciben una ayuda estudiantil presentan una probabilidad estadísticamente significativa menor de desertar del sistema. Por otro lado, se encuentra que la calidad de la universidad y el tipo de carrera a la cual se accede son factores también importantes ya que existen indicios de heterogeneidad al interior del sistema.Palabras clave: Modelos econométricos, deserción universitaria, sistema educacional. Study of the determinants of desertion in the chilean university system AbstractThis study identify and quantify the determinants of dropping out probability of the chilean univertsity system. The methodology considers a static econometric model of three equations to correct the possible endogeneity present in the sample selection and in the obtaining of student aid, differentiating the temporary and final desertion, and analyzing possible heterogeneous effects among career areas and university types. The results show that the college desertion is a multi-causal phenomenon, influenced by factors of individual student's ability, socioeconomic and demographic, but also factors related to the quality of the establishment of secondary education, career and university. The student's characteristics previous the university admission to the university are more important than the ability measured by the PSU. The university desertion is a funding problem; higher-income students and those who receive a student aid presented a statistically significant lower probability of deserting of the system. On the other hand, the quality of the university and the type of career are also important factors, because there is evidence of heterogeneity within the system.Keywords: Econometric models, university desertion, education system. IntroducciónEl sistema de educación superior chileno ha sufrido grande...

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“…Several studies have investigated the nature and predictors of university dropout among students in a bid to inform appropriate interventions. The conclusion from these studies is that the determinants of dropout are many and complex with little consensus on which combination of factors is important (Tinto, 1975;Stratton et al, 2008;Melguizo et al, 2011;Ortiz and Dehon, 2013;Heublein, 2014;Bernardo et al, 2016;Contini et al, 2018;Mabel and Britton, 2018). For instance, Tinto's (1975) seminal student integration model proposed a complex array of risk antecedents encompassing students' pre-entry attributes, goals and commitments, as well as academic and social experiences at university.…”

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Trajectory of University Dropout: Investigating the Cumulative Effect of Academic Vulnerability and Proximity to Family Support

Sosu

Pheunpha

2019

Front. Educ.

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University dropout is a major policy concern around the world because of its consequences for the individual, institutions and society. In this study, we offer new evidence by examining the cumulative effect of academic vulnerability and family support on trajectory of dropout among cohorts of undergraduate students in Thailand. Data were drawn from administrative records of two cohorts of students (n = 1,613), and consisted of information on which semester individual's dropped out of university. Using discrete time survival analysis, we first modeled the trajectory of dropout without predictors followed by a conditional model which examined the effects of predictors on the trajectory of dropout. Cumulative effects of predictors were then examined by plotting the probabilities of their combined effects on dropout in each semester. Our findings show that while the beginning of the second year was a critical period of dropout with almost 20% of students leaving by this time, as much as 10% of students drop out between the second and final year. Students with the lowest entry grades were about 2.17 times more likely to dropout while those who were farther away from family support were 1.32 times more likely to drop out across each semester. The cumulative effect of low entry grades and living away from family support resulted in a 30% probability of dropping out in the second year. The dropout rate among this category of students by the final year was 60% compared to only 14% for students with high entry grades and who live close to their families. Among other things, we recommend that interventions to reduce dropout should encompass both helping students to access family support and develop personal connections at university to compensate for absence of family support, as well as academically focused support for student who do not have a strong entry qualification.

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The association between financial aid availability and the college dropout rates in Colombia

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

The Free Senior High Policy: An Appropriate Replacement to The Progressive Free Senior High Policy

The Free Senior High Policy: An Appropriate Replacement to The Progressive Free Senior High Policy

Estudio de los factores determinantes de la deserción en el sistema universitario chileno

Trajectory of University Dropout: Investigating the Cumulative Effect of Academic Vulnerability and Proximity to Family Support

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