Evaluating the Impact of the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium

ISBN-13: 9783659484421 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 140 str.

Eva Garza-Nyer

Opis

This study examines the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (HSC), a scholarship program in Central Texas that serves Hispanic college students. This study analyses trends in awarding and persisting with the program. A better understanding of what influences persistence rates can help scholarship programs in implementing policies to increase college completion rates. The findings can assist programs identify needed changes to improve scholarship application and award processes. These results can also help programs assist scholars during their college careers by identifying at-risk students early on and developing supportive practices to promote student persistence. Additionally, scholarship organizations can utilize metrics to identify long-term trends among their scholarship recipients for ongoing program evaluation and enhancement.

O autorze

Eva Maria Garza-Nyer native to Laredo, received three degrees from The University of Texas at Austin: Bachelor of Arts (1997), Master of Education (1999), PhD Educational Leadership (2010). She entered the field of education in 2002 as a college counselor in Austin ISD and continues to currently serve those families.