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Federal Work Study: A Program for Our Time

Young-Babb, Tonia
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-0023
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1628242807929234

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2021, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
While Pell-grants and other financial aid offers the payment of college, students of low-income have little to no assistance for cost-of-living expenses. Frequently, students go without supplies, technology, and internet connections; they even live without the security of food and shelter. Students of low-income face barriers that leave them struggling through their educational development and completion of the educational program which directly impacts their future. Understanding the hurdles low-income students must overcome creates an opportunity to expand the Federal Work Study (FWS) program that support students' financial stability and develops their academic and social integration, while providing community colleges with the much-needed community connections, growing funding opportunities, and increasing graduation rates. Using correlational research design, the relationship between FWS spending and graduation rates of community colleges in Illinois are evaluated. The findings showed a statistically significant positive correlation between FWS spending and graduation rate. The study provides implications for community colleges implementing the FWS program and makes recommended changes to the program.
Niccole Hyatt (Committee Chair)
Valerie A. Storey (Committee Member)
Lewis Chongwony (Committee Member)
110 p.
Adult Education; Community College Education; Community Colleges; Continuing Education; Education; Education Finance; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Educational Tests and Measurements; Educational Theory; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration; Secondary Education
Federal Work Study, Graduation Rates, Student Success, Community College, Federal Student Aid

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  • Young-Babb, T. (2021). Federal Work Study: A Program for Our Time [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1628242807929234

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Young-Babb, Tonia. Federal Work Study: A Program for Our Time. 2021. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1628242807929234.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Young-Babb, Tonia. "Federal Work Study: A Program for Our Time." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1628242807929234

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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