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Litwok, Daniel; Peck, Laura R.; Walton, Douglas – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
This article estimates earnings impacts for those who completed long-term college credentials (degrees or college certificates requiring a year or more of study) and those who did not in an experimental evaluation of a federally-funded sectoral job training program. The experimental evaluation found no overall impact of the program on earnings,…
Descriptors: College Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Credentials, Job Training
Errecart, Michael T.; And Others – 1979
A study was undertaken of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program to estimate the extent of errors made by participants and the impact of the errors on program expenditures. A sample of BEOG applicants was asked to verify the data provided on applications. Then their financial aid records and related institutional computations were…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Errecart, Michael T.; And Others – 1979
Findings and recommendations of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Control Study Volume I are presented. The culmination of a year of intensive effort in which the study was designed and data collection and analysis conducted is evaluated, with focus on improvement of the Basic Grant Program. The introductory chapter discusses the background…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
Four federal programs were investigated for inconsistencies in awarding financial aid to college students: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, College Work-Study Program, and National Direct Student Loan Program. Their methods for determining student need and their legislative histories are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, College Role, Comparative Analysis
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1978
The impact of institutional efforts to validate Basic Educational Opportunity Grant applications was assessed during 1978-1979. Attention was directed to: detecting possible underpayment and overpayment to Basic Grant applicants due to inaccurate reporting; assessing the adequacy of the pre-established criteria for detecting possible misreporting;…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Advanced Technology, Inc., McLean, VA. – 1982
Findings of a study of 1980-1981 award accuracy of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs), or Pell Grants, are summarized. The study is the first stage of a three-stage quality control project and includes recommended corrective actions to reduce inaccuracies in the grant awards. A sample of 4,500 students were selected as representative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Confidential Records
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1980
The amount of misreporting of Veterans Administration (VA) benefits was assessed, along with the impact of misreporting on the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. Accurate financial information is need to determine appropriate awards. The analysis revealed: over 97% of VA beneficiaries misreported benefits; the total net loss to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Data Collection, Disclosure
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
A study was conducted in 1976 of applicants who submitted corrections or amendments to their Student Eligibility Reports (SERs) for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program. The objective was to review the applications corrections process and to determine factors linked to applicants' use of correction procedures. Attention was…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Walters, Pamela Barnhouse; And Others – 1978
The validity of information provided in applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to investigate misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1977-1978 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education by educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Novalis, Carol – 1977
The use of estimated income to analyze financial need of applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Attention was focused on: how well applicants estimate their income; reasons for errors in estimation, and whether applicants supplying income tax returns supply true versions. For 1,547 eligible BEOG…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Vogel, Ronald J.; And Others – 1977
The types and ranges of errors made on applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program were studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to assess the scope and nature of misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1975-1976 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
Errors made on applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program were studied to determine the scope and nature of misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. Characteristics of applicants who misreport personal and/or family financial circumstances were identified, and procedures were established to regularly screen and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Gray, Susan; And Others – 1980
Findings of phase 1 of a study of the 1979-1980 Basic Educational Opportunity Grants validation, edits, and application processing system are presented. The study was designed to: assess the impact of the validation effort and processing system edits on the correct award of Basic Grants; and assess the characteristics of students most likely to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Gray, Susan; And Others – 1980
An update to the Validation, Edits, and Application Processing and Error-Prone Model Report (Section 1, July 3, 1980) is presented. The objective is to present the most current data obtained from the June 1980 Basic Educational Opportunity Grant applicant and recipient files and to determine whether the findings reported in Section 1 of the July…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
The 1978-1979 pre-award institution validation process for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, based on applicant and grant recipient files as of the end of February 1979. The objective was to assess the impact of the validation process on the proper award of BEOGs, and to determine whether the criteria for…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
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