The Effect of Florida's Bright Futures Program on College Choice: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
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| Title: | The Effect of Florida's Bright Futures Program on College Choice: A Regression Discontinuity Approach |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Zhang, Liang, Hu, Shouping, Sun, Liang, Pu, Shi |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education. Jan-Feb 2016 87(1):115-146. |
| Availability: | Ohio State University Press. 180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002. Tel: 614-292-1407; Fax: 614-292-2065; Web site: https://ohiostatepress.org/index.htm |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Secondary Education High Schools |
| Descriptors: | College Choice, Regression (Statistics), Colleges, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Merit Scholarships, State Programs, Enrollment, College Attendance, Predictor Variables, Eligibility |
| Geographic Terms: | Florida |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACT Assessment, SAT (College Admission Test) |
| ISSN: | 0022-1546 |
| Abstract: | This study evaluates the effect of Florida's Bright Future Program on student college choices. We used regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of two award levels, which had different SAT/ACT thresholds, on the probability of students choosing in-state public colleges and four-year public colleges. The most consistent and robust finding was the positive, significant increases in the probability of attending Florida's public colleges and in the probability of choosing four-year public colleges for those students who barely met the program eligibility criteria when compared with those who barely missed those criteria. That is, the evidence presented in this analysis points to the fact that the Bright Future programs significantly altered students' college choices, both in terms of attending in-state public colleges and four-year public colleges. Although this finding held at different award levels and for students who took the SAT and/or ACT tests, the magnitude of the program effect varied along these factors. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 31 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Access URL: | https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/journal_of_higher_education/v087/87.1.zhang.html |
| Accession Number: | EJ1084282 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study evaluates the effect of Florida's Bright Future Program on student college choices. We used regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of two award levels, which had different SAT/ACT thresholds, on the probability of students choosing in-state public colleges and four-year public colleges. The most consistent and robust finding was the positive, significant increases in the probability of attending Florida's public colleges and in the probability of choosing four-year public colleges for those students who barely met the program eligibility criteria when compared with those who barely missed those criteria. That is, the evidence presented in this analysis points to the fact that the Bright Future programs significantly altered students' college choices, both in terms of attending in-state public colleges and four-year public colleges. Although this finding held at different award levels and for students who took the SAT and/or ACT tests, the magnitude of the program effect varied along these factors. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-1546 |
