Understanding the Promise

A Typology of State and Local College Promise Programs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9734907
AutoresLaura W Perna (0000-0001-6291-0649, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, autor de correspondencia), Elaine W Leigh (0000-0003-0714-9687, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA)
Año2018
Volumen47
Número3
Páginas155-180
Fecha de publicación2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
EditorialAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x17742653
OpenAlexW2770336917
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas35
Referencias citadas21

Over the past decade, but especially in the past few years, programs with a promise label have been advanced at the local, state, and federal levels. To advance understanding of the design, implementation, and impact of the many different versions of emerging programs, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers need an organizing framework. To address this knowledge need, this study uses descriptive and cluster analyses of 289 programs that meet the following criteria: have a primary goal of increasing higher education attainment, promise a financial award to eligible students, have some “place” requirement, and focus on the traditional college-age population. Results suggest that state- versus non-state sponsorship, financial award structure (e.g., first/last dollar), type of postsecondary educational institutions at which the award may be used, and eligibility criteria (universal vs. merit or need) are important differentiators among programs. The results provide a foundation for future research on college promise programs

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