On Money and Motivation: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Financial Incentives for College Achievement
This paper uses a quasi-experimental approach to identify causal effects of West Virginia’s PROMISE scholarship program, which offers free tuition to students who maintain a minimum GPA and course load.
Toward a New Understanding of Non-Academic Student Support: Four Mechanisms Encouraging Positive Student Outcomes in the Community College (Assessment of Evidence Series)
Effective nonacademic supports work by creating social relationships, clarifying goals and enhancing commitment, developing college know-how, and addressing conflicting demands on students.
Faculty Validation and Persistence Among Nontraditional Community College Students
This paper examines the influence of validation by faculty on students’ sense of integration in college and intent to persist.
Undocumented Immigrants and State Higher Education Policy: The Politics of In-State Tuition Eligibility in Texas and Arizona
The eligibility of undocumented students to apply for in-state tuition varies by state. This article analyzes the political origins of divergent responses among states, drawing on the advocacy coalition framework and policy entrepreneurship theory of policymaking.
An Exploration of Tinto’s Integration Framework for Community College Students
This paper examines whether Tinto’s integration framework—commonly used to examine student persistence in the four-year sector—is applicable to two-year institutions.