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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"scholarships"”.
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The effects of athletic scholarships on motivation in sport
… manipulation of a reward (i.e., athletic scholarships). Differences in "present" motivation between scholarship and non-scholarship athletes were also assessed. Gender, life roles, and sport experience were also examined in relation to scholarship status. Basketball players from four …
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An Exploratory Study of Athletes' Perceptions on Athletic Scholarships
… of the athletes' perceptions towards athletic scholarships. The data were anaylzed by doing a frequency distribution and corresponding percentages for all items; by doing a factor analysis, coefficient alpha test for reliability on scale items; and by using analysis of variance. There were 61 …
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A computer program model for budgeting intercollegiate athletic scholarships
Athletic scholarships are approved by the athletic department and awarded by the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. The athletic business manager was not actively involved in this procedure. The athletic business manager is the individual directly accessible to the financial …
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Slim chance : adult students' access to university-administered merit-based undergraduate scholarships
… and older) have equal access to undergraduate scholarships at one Canadian university. Framed by understanding of relational differences between members of social groups and by how formal equality can result in differing experiences for those who are substantively different, this thesis first …
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Individual and aggregate demand for higher education: the role of strategic scholarships
<p>Undergraduate enrollment increased over 50 percent nationally from 1973 to 1994. The proportion of high school graduates enrolling in college increased from 46.6 to 61.9 percent. These increases occurred despite increases in real tuition prices since 1985, constant (nominal) levels of federal …
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Philanthropy, Scholarships and Student navigations in a changing South African educational landscape
… the different ways that students that receive scholarships via private funding navigate their respective educational spaces. The discussion focuses on how debates on scholarships, provided by philanthropic organisations, play out against the larger landscape of public-private educational …
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An evaluation of undergraduate merit scholarships awarded by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture
… influenced resources allocated for merit scholarships by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. This study was designed to examine and evaluate the relationship between the awarding of merit scholarships by that College and the College's undergraduate student enrollment. An …
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The Impact of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on College Choice and Completion of Adult Students
… legalize a state-run lottery to support college scholarships. The Arkansas General Assembly passed a law in 2009 that detailed administration and procedures of the lottery, and students first received scholarships (branded as the Academic Challenge Scholarship) in fall 2010. The program was …
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Access coverage for remote connectivity framework (ACRCF): Facilitating scholarship awarding in Namibia
… a result, Namibian companies have been offering scholarships to assist students as best as they can. It was however an insurmountable task to assist the populace without clarity of information or background knowledge. Consequently, the selection of students for scholarships was arguably …
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The Effectiveness of Cash Transfers as a Policy Instrument in K-16 Education
… a statewide program offering publicly financed scholarships for low income students attending poorly performing public schools to attend K-12 private schools. The second program, the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, is a state financed broad-based merit-aid scholarship for students in …
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She's Got Game: An Exploration of the Athletic, Academic, and Social Experiences of Black Canadian Female U.S. Athletic Scholarship Recipients
… Area (GTA) who have received U.S. athletic scholarships. Drawing on 20 semi-structured interviews with Black Canadian female scholarship recipients, between the ages 25 and 35, this study analyzes how they navigate athletic, academic, and social life to obtain U.S. athletic scholarships. …
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A description of four state competitive scholarship programs of states which have membership in the Mid-West Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
… obtain a college education.2. The monetary scholarships are awarded according to academic ability and demonstrated financial need relative to the approved college choice.3. Applicants who are academically qualified but unable to demonstrate financial need are awarded honorary scholarships.4. …
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Strategies and public policy models of effective human capital, talents and workforce development : an investigation into the effectiveness of different scholarship programmes in the United Arab Emirates, UAE
… what correlations there might be between the scholarships’ specific skills enhancement and the nature of the work in which alumni are presently engaged; and in what ways UAE Nationals believe their careers have developed as a result of the successful completion of their university scholarship …
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State-Supported Postsecondary Merit Aid: Georgia's Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) Scholarship and Its Effects on Student Schooling Decisions
… aid program that provides renewable full scholarships to qualifying Georgia residents who enroll in any of the State's public postsecondary institutions or scholarships of comparable monetary value for those choosing a private in-state institution. The principal objectives of HOPE are to …
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THE TRIBAL COLLEGE MOVEMENT: ENSURING THAT NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND PERSIST TO EARN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE
… distance learning programs, disability services, scholarships' applications process assistance, assistance in use of computers and the skills needed, tutors, student organizations, and academic counselors.</p> <p>The data from the first phase of the study were illustrated by the use of tables and …
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THE TRIBAL COLLEGE MOVEMENT: ENSURING THAT NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND PERSIST TO EARN A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE
… distance learning programs, disability services, scholarships' applications process assistance, assistance in use of computers and the skills needed, tutors, student organizations, and academic counselors.</p> <p>The data from the first phase of the study were illustrated by the use of tables and …
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Building an Educated Workforce: Brain Drain and Senior State Merit Scholarship Recipients Studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics
… the concern, some states have implemented merit scholarships to entice achieving students to attend in-state institutions of higher education. South Carolina's lottery-funded merit programs waive tuition for students; however there is no reason to assume that the students will live and work in …
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Essays on the economics of education
… GPAs in the eligible applicant pool. Over time, scholarships shifted many students from two- to four-year colleges, reducing associate's degree completion in the process. The economic returns to scholarship support will therefore likely hinge on whether award winners convert their extended …
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