An Empirical Study on Regional Differences of Higher Education Financial Aid in China

This paper uses empirical data to examine the issue of fairness of higher education student financial aid in China, noting different levels of regional economic development as the reason to explain the wide differences in available financial resources for student aid. Government efforts aimed at reducing the gap in recent years is discussed.

World Bank's Financial Aid to Sichuan Gasfield

World Bank offered 255 million RMB Yuan bank loan and 10 million RMB Yuan donation in equivalent US dollars to"Sichuan Natural Gas Development and Energy-saving Project".This project includes evaluation and development of 13 gasfields and gas-bearing structures in the east-ern Sichuan,reformation of low-permeability gas fields,reformation and expanding of gas pipeline system and related environmental protection in Moxi,Bajiaocang in Middle Sichuan,technical assistance and personnel training,etc.The loan period is limited to 20 years,including five years of extension period.

A Logistic Regression Model to Predict Graduate Student Matriculation

Higher education institutions invest a significant amount of resources every year to recruit new students.However,higher education administrators have been continuously facing challenges in enrollment management due to the demographic shifts,dramatic increases in educational costs,intense competition among institutions,and the uncertain nature of human selection patterns(Baum,Kurose,&McPherson,2013).[3]Today's post-baccalaureate applicants are more knowledgeable than in previous years,because they can access information on a specific graduate program,in a given college,at any time.As reported in numerous studies,the number of graduate students switching out of their universities continues to be an essential issue.A useful prediction model of matriculation that uses available student data is highly desirable to assist the graduate students with timely advising early in their universities.This study was designed to build a predictive model for the probability that a specific admitted graduate student will matriculate.The results indicated that ten predictive variables were statistically significant at the.05 level.Getting an assistantship made the most substantial positive contribution in predicting student matriculation,followed by FAFSA,experience with the university,campus,degree level,college,gender,age,the number of days between application and admission,and distance to the university.This study's results could be beneficial for improving marketing efforts aimed toward individuals with characteristics most likely to enroll.Administrators could calculate the predictive score(or percentage)for each prospective student based on the predictive model.Marketing efforts could then concentrate on those applicants whose predictive score is high and eliminate the low qualifying students from their recruitment plan.

The Impact of Rising College Tuition in the United States on Students from Low-Income Families

This paper examines the multifaceted economic,social,and psychological impacts of the rising cost of college tuition in the United States,with a particular focus on students from low-income families.The escalating tuition fees have far-reaching implications,including increased student loan debt,delayed social mobility,and psychological stress among students.The paper explores the barriers to higher education imposed by financial constraints and the systemic challenges that exacerbate income inequality in access to quality education.Case studies highlight the resilience of students who overcome these obstacles,as well as the struggles of those who face significant setbacks.The paper concludes with policy implications and recommendations for future research,emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to address the financial barriers in higher education.It advocates for policy interventions that increase financial aid,reform educational funding,and promote innovative and affordable educational models to ensure equitable access to higher education.

Should Classmates Decide Which Students Need Financial Aid?

Providing financial aid to needy college students is good government policy, but making sure the money finds its way to the

How Are Secondary Vocational Schools in China Measuring up to Government Benchmarks?

Drawing on a survey of106 secondary vocational schools and 7309 students in two provinces of China, this descriptive paper assesses whether vocational schooling is measuring up to government benchmarks for quality and whether poor students are able to access quality schools. We find that secondary vocational schools have met government benchmarks for teacher qualification and training, student opportunities forpractical training and adequate facilities. Furthermore, poor students access schools of similar quality to non-poor students, even though 34percent of poor students do not receive financial aid. We conclude that recent policies are successfully ensuring secondary vocational school quality and equity of access to school quality between poor and non-poor students. However, financial aid policies should be re-examined, such that poor students receive sufficient coverage. Moreover, given that input-based measures only proxy school quality, the government should consider holding schools accountable for outcomes such as student learning.

The Effect of the Government-Subsidized Student Loan Program on College Students in China

Using an original dataset collected at a Chinese university and adopting a difference-in-differences research design,this study draws causal inferences regarding the effect of the Government-Subsidized Student Loan Program(GSSLP)on financially needy students at Chinese higher education institutions.Specifically,this study finds that the program may have enabled financially needy students to spend 527.80 Chinese yuan more on food and take 26 hours less paid work on average during one academic year.In other words,the GSSLP has been found to have had positive impact on financially needy students'basic needs such as food and work.In order for the program to have greater impact on such students'overall quality of life,policy-makers should make efforts to increase maximum loan amounts.This will enable students from low income families to spend more on educational resources and reduce their finance-related anxiety.

Chinese college student aid policy:A case study of H University

The research findings have made it clear that Chinese college student aid policy has several characteristics.Generally speaking,student financial aid is increasing up to some extent.The government financial aids focus mostly on improving equality of educational opportunity in higher education.However,aids from the government are inadequate,especially national student loans.Besides,all kinds of aids were decreasing from 2004 to 2006 and the aid programs were short of stability between various years.In order to improve equal access to higher education through student aid policy,it is necessary to enlarge the government aids and reform the aid system.

Problems and thoughts on the present system of assisting impoverished students in Chinese higher education institutes

By sending out questionnaires to 106 counselors of 98 colleges and universities,panel discussion and interviewing,the authors implement a fairly comprehensive survey on the development of the financial aid system of assisting impoverished students in higher education institutes(HEIs)in China,including national student loans,award fund supported by government,on campus workstudy and subsidy,etc.This paper aims at probing into some major problems that exist in this system and offer some suggestions and countermeasures on how to improve and develop the system.