scholarly journals What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? A systematic review of the (quasi-)experimental literature on outreach and financial aid

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 100442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle Herbaut ◽  
Koen Geven
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Experimental Literature ◽  
What Works ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals What Works to Reduce Inequality in Higher Education?

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-11
Author(s):  
Koen Geven ◽  
Estelle Herbaut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Disadvantaged Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
What Works ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Evidence For Policy

Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to reduce inequality in higher education. There is now a sizeable and high-quality body of literature that estimates the effects of interventions on access and completion in higher education. Our new paper reviews 75 quasi-experimental studies and rigorously compares more than 200 causal effects of outreach and financial aid interventions on disadvantaged students. We found that outreach and financial aid can both work, but important lessons should be learned from interventions that do not show an effect. In this article, we first provide an overview of the main mechanisms driving exclusion, both in terms of access to and completion from higher education. We then summarize the evidence for policy makers, highlighting key lessons, while we also indicate directions for future research.

The (Mis)Uses of Race in Research on College Students: A Systematic Review

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-41
Author(s):  
Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Higher Education Journals ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Race has been one of the most controversial subjects studied by scholars across a wide range of disciplines as they debate whether races actually exist and whether race matters in determining life, social, and educational outcomes. Missing from the literature are investigations into various ways race gets applied in research, especially in higher education and student affairs. This review explores how scholars use race in their framing, operationalizing, and interpreting of research on college students. Through a systematic content analysis of three higher education journals over five years, this review elucidates scholars’ varied racial applications as well as potential implicit and explicit messages about race being sent by those applications and inconsistencies within articles. By better understanding how race is used in higher education and student affairs research, scholars can be more purposeful in their applications to reduce problematic messages about the essentialist nature of race and deficit framing of certain racial groups.

Latina College Students: Issues and Challenges for the 21st Century

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adele Lozano Rodriguez ◽  
Florence Guido-DiBrito ◽  
Vasti Torres ◽  
Donna Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Academic Affairs ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Latina College Students ◽  
College And University ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Success In Higher Education

A neglected yet increasing student population in higher education at the threshold of the 21st Century, Latina college and university students face distinct challenged and barriers to participation. This manuscript explores various Latina student issues - including "labeling," barriers, and factors contributing to success - and examines effective strategies for student and academic affairs administrators to support Latina success in higher education (ie, financial aid, academic support, social/cultural support, and campus environment).

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