TY - JOUR
T1 - Money, mentoring and making friends
T2 - The impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance
AU - Denny, Kevin
AU - Doyle, Orla
AU - Mcmullin, Patricia
AU - O'sullivan, Vincent
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - This study evaluates a comprehensive university access program that provides financial, academic and social support to low socioeconomic students using a natural experiment which exploits the time variation in the expansion of the program across high schools. Overall, we find positive treatment effects on first year exam performance, dropout rates, and final graduation outcomes. We find similar results for access students entering through the standard admissions system and those entering with grade concessions. This suggests that access programs can be effective at improving academic outcomes for socio-economically disadvantaged students.
AB - This study evaluates a comprehensive university access program that provides financial, academic and social support to low socioeconomic students using a natural experiment which exploits the time variation in the expansion of the program across high schools. Overall, we find positive treatment effects on first year exam performance, dropout rates, and final graduation outcomes. We find similar results for access students entering through the standard admissions system and those entering with grade concessions. This suggests that access programs can be effective at improving academic outcomes for socio-economically disadvantaged students.
KW - Higher education
KW - Human capital
KW - Student financial aid
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897940523&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.03.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897940523
SN - 0272-7757
VL - 40
SP - 167
EP - 182
JO - Economics of Education Review
JF - Economics of Education Review
ER -
