The Analysis of Bursary Satisfaction and Learning Performance for Disadvantaged Students: A Case Study from Taiwan

Abstract

For the majority of people, bursaries are a significant concern during their academic careers. This research focuses on how satisfied subsidized students are with the program and how it affects their ability to learn after receiving disadvantaged students’ bursaries. The study analyzes the 1788 questionnaires returned by students who received the “Dream. Set Sail. Turn Life” Underprivileged Learning Scholarship for three academic years from 2019 to 2021. The data were collected from a university in Taiwan. The primary purpose is to explore the students’ satisfaction with implementing the plan and provide a further analysis of satisfaction and learning effects. The research shows that the rest of the questions are significant, except that applicants can learn more professional skills. The following are the priorities: positive impact on the life and future of subsidized students, expanding personal horizons, improving employability, learning more professional knowledge, reducing the economic pressure of studying, and eliminating the need for work-study. In addition, the overall satisfaction of the recipients with the program will also affect their learning outcomes (academic performance). While using the overall satisfaction of the program to perform regression on the learning effect, it was found that the subsidized recipients significantly impact the overall satisfaction of the program and their learning effects. The higher the subsidized recipients’ overall satisfaction with the program, the more significant the learning effect.