The Procedural Traps and Barriers to Receiving Aid: A Case Study of the Financial Aid Ecosystem in A Hispanic Serving Community College Students
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| Title: | The Procedural Traps and Barriers to Receiving Aid: A Case Study of the Financial Aid Ecosystem in A Hispanic Serving Community College Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Natacha Cesar-Davis (ORCID |
| Source: | Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 2024 48(2):126-130. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Community College Students, Financial Aid Applicants, Barriers, Methods, Student Experience, School Policy, Hispanic American Students, State Federal Aid, Eligibility, Disqualification, Cultural Influences, Staff Role, Staff Development |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10668926.2023.2224747 |
| ISSN: | 1066-8926 1521-0413 |
| Abstract: | This study describes students' experiences applying for and maintaining financial aid at a community college in Southern California. Through individual interviews and focus groups, we examined the interaction points between students, institutional actors, institutional policies, and state/federal policies. We theorize that interactions between students and their environment contribute to an ecosystem for community college students, of which penalty may be just one component. Data from the study revealed layers of interactions resulting in three consequences: prevention of aid qualification, delay of aid receipt, and loss of aid. Implications for this study indicate the need to relax further policies and procedures associated with the aid-seeking process at the institutional and policy level. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1408056 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study describes students' experiences applying for and maintaining financial aid at a community college in Southern California. Through individual interviews and focus groups, we examined the interaction points between students, institutional actors, institutional policies, and state/federal policies. We theorize that interactions between students and their environment contribute to an ecosystem for community college students, of which penalty may be just one component. Data from the study revealed layers of interactions resulting in three consequences: prevention of aid qualification, delay of aid receipt, and loss of aid. Implications for this study indicate the need to relax further policies and procedures associated with the aid-seeking process at the institutional and policy level. |
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| ISSN: | 1066-8926 1521-0413 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10668926.2023.2224747 |
