Moving beyond ‘acts of faith’: effective scholarships for equity students

Zacharias, Nadine; Ryan, Juliana

doi:10.1080/1360080x.2020.1777499

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“…This study aimed to find out graduate students' perceived contribution of scholarships to academic success. Consistent with the findings of several researchers (Robins et al, 2004;Alon, 2007;Omeje and Abugu, 2015;Mapuranga, Musingafi, and Zebron, 2015;Zacharias et al, 2016;Cagasan et al, 2017), the experiences shared by the scholar-respondents and those who participated in the FGD indicate that availment of scholarships/financial grants facilitated the overall academic success of students because it gave them constant motivation to persist and perform well academically resulting to the timely completion of their graduate degrees. Aside from that, it also allowed them to improve their competencies in their fields of specialization, boosted their self-confidence, and opened better opportunities for career establishment and/or development.…”

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Graduate Students' Perceived Contribution of Scholarship Grants to Academic Success

Cagasan¹,

Belonias²,

Cuadra³

2019

SHJ

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To improve the production of high-level human resources that can spearhead efforts to attain national development, many countries, including the Philippines, have provided scholarship grants to interested professionals for them to pursue advanced degrees. This study aimed to find out graduate students' perceived contribution of scholarship grants to their academic success. We gathered data through a survey of 46 scholars who pursued graduate studies at the Visayas State University. To supplement the survey data, we conducted a focus group discussion with seven scholars who were not among the survey respondents. Results showed that participants considered their scholarship grants as contributors to their academic success. These grants motivated them to perform well academically and finish their respective degrees within the time allotted for their study. The scholarship grants provided funds for their school and living expenses, thus encouraging them to complete their degrees on time. Since their scholarships facilitated their completion of graduate degrees, they said it also contributed to their career development. Their scholarship also enabled them to improve their knowledge and skills, opened better career opportunities, and boost their selfconfidence to apply for jobs with higher compensation. They also considered their scholarship as a plus factor in their job applications.

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Section: Implications and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 79%

Graduate Students' Perceived Contribution of Scholarship Grants to Academic Success

Cagasan¹,

Belonias²,

Cuadra³

2019

SHJ

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“…In response to the fourth research question, other factors were found that influenced academic performance, although we did not establish significant influence of factors that the literature has linked to performance, such as socioeconomic level [ 40 ]. This discrepancy may be related to the compensating effect of grants, given that a large proportion of this HEI students receive financial support [ 41 ]. Despite the lack of an explicit relationship, socioeconomic level implicitly affected academic performance, as it appeared to be related to other relevant factors.…”

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Performance and mathematical self-concept in university students using Khan Academy

Rueda-Gómez¹,

Rodrı́guez-Muñiz²,

Muñiz-Rodríguez³

2023

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“…A study from three Australian universities found limited and inconsistent effects of scholarships on student outcome ( Zacharias et al , 2016 ). A study of the efficacy of a scholarship program designed to assist single-parent, full-time undergraduate students found that single parents who participated in the scholarship program had higher levels of academic achievement, degree completion rates, and greater progress toward completion than non-participants ( Carpenter et al , 2018 ).…”

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Does a bursary scheme for students in low- to middle-income countries influence outcomes in a master’s programme in Public Health?

Machingura¹,

Shantikumar²,

Babalola³

et al. 2019

MedEdPublish

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IntroductionThe People's Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni) provides online education for health professionals in Public Health at the master's level. Although fees are low due to the use of volunteers and Open Educational Resources, a bursary scheme is provided to waive all or some of the fees. This study tests the hypothesis that student outcomes of completing and passing modules are higher among those given a bursary than others. MethodsData were retrieved for all students enrolling between 2009-2017, including demographics and module outcomes, where available. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with a successful bursary application, as well as to elicit whether a successful bursary application was associated with ever completing, or ever passing, a module. ResultsData were obtained from 1499 students. Of these, 624 (42%) had ever completed a module, and 513 (34%) had ever passed a module. 503 students (34%) had applied for a bursary, of whom 285 (57%) were successful. After adjusting for demographic variables, employment status and education level, students who were given a bursary were more likely to ever pass a module (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.3, 95% CI 1.7,3.3), as were those who applied for a bursary but were unsuccessful (aOR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3,2.8), compared with students who had not applied for a

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Moving beyond ‘acts of faith’: effective scholarships for equity students

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Graduate Students' Perceived Contribution of Scholarship Grants to Academic Success

Graduate Students' Perceived Contribution of Scholarship Grants to Academic Success

Performance and mathematical self-concept in university students using Khan Academy

Does a bursary scheme for students in low- to middle-income countries influence outcomes in a master’s programme in Public Health?

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