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Examining the nexus between part-time work, government financial support and academic achievement for university students

In: Handbook on Higher Education Management and Governance

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  • Steve Agnew

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This study uses regression analysis to examine the interaction between part-time work, academic achievement and government financial support. Those students who do not receive government sources of funds are more likely to work part-time during term time than those students who do receive some form of governmental financial support. Among students who work part-time, those who receive government financial support by way of interest free student loans work fewer hours and earn less income a week. This effect is even larger for students who receive a government students’ allowance (those from low-income households). The existence of a tipping point is also established where work negatively impacts on GPA. For every extra $100 a week earned there is a reduction of 0.7 of a GPA point for those who work sixteen hours or longer a week. Almost 24 per cent of the variation in GPA is explained by the weekly income earned variable for this group.

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  • Steve Agnew, 2023. "Examining the nexus between part-time work, government financial support and academic achievement for university students," Chapters, in: Alberto Amaral & António Magalhães (ed.), Handbook on Higher Education Management and Governance, chapter 21, pages 311-325, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20796_21
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