THE INFLUENCE OF PRICES AND PRICE SUBSIDIES ON WITHIN-YEAR PERSISTENCE BY STUDENTS IN PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS

Authors
STJOHN EP STARKEY JB PAULSEN MB MBADUAGHA LA
Citation
Ep. Stjohn et al., THE INFLUENCE OF PRICES AND PRICE SUBSIDIES ON WITHIN-YEAR PERSISTENCE BY STUDENTS IN PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS, Educational evaluation and policy analysis, 17(2), 1995, pp. 149-165
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
Educational evaluation and policy analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01623737
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
149 - 165
Database
ISI
SICI code
0162-3737(1995)17:2<149:TIOPAP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
This article uses the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to assess the influence of prices and price subsidies on within-year per sistence by students enrolled in proprietary schools. The study found that African Americans and Hispanics and students who have not attaine d their high school degrees were more likely to persist, indicating th at proprietary schools provide opportunities for the historically disa dvantaged. Further, tuition charges have a substantial negative influe nce on within-year persistence by proprietary students.