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Addressing Non-Financial Barriers to College Access and Success: Evidence and Policy Implications

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Dynarski, Susan, Nurshatayeva, Aizat, Page, Lindsay, Scott-Clayton, Judith·2022·National Bureau of Economic Research
DOI 10.3386/w30054
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Non-financial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic, racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success.A sizeable economic literature documents policy efforts to understand and address these barriers.We review this literature on non-financial interventions for improving college access and success ranging from discreet and narrowly defined interventions to comprehensive and multifaceted programs and systemic-level solutions.

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  • Post-enrollment impacts may be most likely when financial aid is paired with other supports.

    “Finally, evidence reviewed in our companion chapter on non-financial interventions suggests that post-enrollment impacts may be most likely when financial aid is paired with other supports (Dynarski et al. 2022 handbook chapter).”

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  • The City University of New York's ASAP program is a highly successful comprehensive intervention.

    “Some of these components are included in the City University of New York's highly successful ASAP program, a comprehensive intervention discussed in detail in another chapter of this Handbook (see Dynarski, Nurshatayeva, Page, & Scott-Clayton, 2022, Handbook Vol. 6).”

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Authors
Dynarski, S., Nurshatayeva, A., Page, L., & Scott-Clayton, J.
Affiliations
National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
ORCID
Venue
National Bureau of Economic Research
Publisher
National Bureau of Economic Research
Published
2022-05
DOI
10.3386/w30054
OpenAlex
W4280502170
Cited by
38
References
357
Citations by year
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Type
report
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Yale University
  • Brown University
  • Princeton University
  • Michigan Diabetes Research Center, University of Michigan
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Keywords
college access, college success, educational inequality, socioeconomic gap, student support services, higher education policy

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