ABSTRACT

This article examines the role of first-generation status and financial aid on the academic performance of technical college students who are beneficiaries of a fee-free policy. Students enrolled in two-year technical programs in 2017 at Chile’s largest higher education institution were considered. A quantitative panel longitudinal design was used as the effect of first-generation status and financial aid on students’ academic results was estimated over their four terms of study. The results suggest that first-generation students have lower average marks than their continuing-generation counterparts. Likewise, it can be seen that beneficiaries of the fee-free policy perform worse academically than non-beneficiaries. It can also be seen that the negative effect of first-generation status is greater for women than men and that the magnitude of financial aid’s negative effect is greater for women and older students. Policy implications are discussed.

摘要

本文探讨了第一代身份和经济援助对技术学院学生学习成绩的作用，他们是免费政策的受益者。考虑了 2017 年在智利最大的高等教育机构就读的两年制技术课程的学生。使用定量面板纵向设计作为第一代身份和经济援助对学生学业成绩的影响，在他们的四个学习期间进行了估计。结果表明，第一代学生的平均分数低于他们的下一代学生。同样，可以看出，免费政策的受益人在学业上的表现比非受益人差。还可以看出，第一代身份对女性的负面影响大于男性，而经济援助对女性和年龄较大的学生的负面影响更大。政策影响进行了讨论。