Money, mentoring and making friends: The impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance

Kevin Denny, Orla Doyle, Patricia McMullin and Vincent O'Sullivan

Economics of Education Review, 2014, vol. 40, issue C, 167-182

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Human capital; Student financial aid; Higher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Working Paper: Money, mentoring and making friends: the impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance (2010)
Working Paper: Money, Mentoring and Making Friends: The Impact of a Multidimensional Access Program on Student Performance (2010)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.03.001

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