dc.contributor.author	Fitzgerald, Kristel L.
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Georgia.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Florida.
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Kentucky.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-10T17:58:41Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-10T17:58:41Z
dc.date.issued	2017-11
dc.identifier.citation	Fitzgerald, Kristel L., "Money and Matriculation: A Comparative Case Study of Lottery-Based Education Funding and Enrollment at Public Institutions of Higher Education in Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky," D.PA. diss., Valdosta State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3093.
dc.identifier.other	D3B32856-CF98-D590-4428-4B9838A8D276	UUID
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3093
dc.description.abstract	State lottery scholarships have become a common tool for promoting increased access to college enrollment. To research potential relationships between these scholarships and postsecondary enrollment, this case study examined eligibility requirements, distribution equity, student perceptions of scholarship sufficiency, policy modifications, and challenges to program sustainability for Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky in which lottery scholarship program histories, implementations, and successes and failures were evaluated on a state-by-state basis in an effort to address the research question of whether lottery scholarships help increase student enrollment at public institutions of higher education. After examination of evidence and outcomes, the researcher identified several potential issues associated with lottery-funded scholarships and their goal of increasing enrollment at public institutions of higher education in Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky, due to inequitable distribution of awards, failure to index tuition increases, low retention rates of lottery scholarships, and the effects of mercurial legislative changes. Recommended solutions to address these issues included legislative changes geared toward need-based aid, policies separating and safeguarding earmarked lottery revenues for scholarships, and changing eligibility requirements. Because of the potentially expanding gaps between income and racial groups who receive lottery scholarships, future research should concentrate on the question of whether lottery scholarship programs are accomplishing their policy goals of increasing access to postsecondary education and improving education outcomes across the broad spectrum of students.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	I: INTRODUCTION 1 \| Overview 1 \| Project Objectives 4 \| Research Question 5 \| Project Selection 5 \| Summary 6 \| II: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 \| Problem Overview 7 \| Lottery Adoption and Legislation 8 \| Lotteries and Education Policy 14 \| Lotteries and Education Finance 19 \| Lotteries and Higher Education Enrollment 23 \| Summary 28 \| III: METHODOLOGY 30 \| Overview 30 \| Case Study 30 \| Study Participants and Data Sources 31 \| Case Study Procedures and Analysis 32 \| Study Limitations 32 \| IV: OUTCOMES 34 \| Case Study Introduction 34 \| Case Study Selection 34 \| Questions of Inquiry 36 \| Preliminary Expected Outcomes 36 \| Case Study Narrative 37 \| Case Study Synthesis 64 \| Summary 69 \| V: DISCUSSION 72 \| Introduction 72 \| Outcomes 72 \| Interpretation of Outcomes 73 \| Potential Solutions to Lottery Scholarship Program Challenges 84 \| Limitations 88 \| Conclusion 88 \| APPENDIX 99 \|	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
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dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Public administration	en_US
dc.subject	Education, Higher	en_US
dc.subject	Lotteries--U.S. states	en_US
dc.subject	Scholarships	en_US
dc.title	Money and Matriculation: A Comparative Case Study of Lottery-Based Education Funding and Enrollment at Public Institutions of Higher Education in Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Political Science of the College of Arts and Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Rabidoux, Greg
dc.description.committee	Bailey, Mandi Bates
dc.description.committee	Dotson, Barry
dc.description.committee	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.degree	D.PA.	en_US
dc.description.major	Public Administration	en_US