Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
One of the persistent problems faced by the university education system is the dropout rate. The main aim of this research was to identify the profile characteristics of those students who drop out of their studies, seeking in-depth knowledge of the reality behind the issue. The responses to a quest...
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| author | María Olga González-Morales David López-Aguilar Pedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez Pedro Antonio Toledo-Delgado |
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| description | One of the persistent problems faced by the university education system is the dropout rate. The main aim of this research was to identify the profile characteristics of those students who drop out of their studies, seeking in-depth knowledge of the reality behind the issue. The responses to a questionnaire of 149,837 students from three Spanish universities (La Laguna, Zaragoza and Huelva) who had dropped out of their undergraduate studies were analysed. The outcomes enabled us to identify a number of features associated with the likelihood of dropping out of university studies. Specifically, it was found that the university of study, sex, age, study branch, entry qualification, scholarship or grant, nationality and job are predictors of dropout. The results obtained have an important transfer value, with a view to implementing actions for the adaptation of students and to avoid university dropout. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-592ecc2e6afd436289d62593c474df362025-01-12T05:23:59ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-02-01252104669Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studiesMaría Olga González-Morales0David López-Aguilar1Pedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez2Pedro Antonio Toledo-Delgado3Department of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of La Laguna, Avenida Universidad, s/n. 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, SpainDepartment of Didactic and Educational Research, University of La Laguna, Avenida Universidad, s/n. 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain; Corresponding author.Department of Didactic and Educational Research, University of La Laguna, Avenida Universidad, s/n. 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, SpainDepartment of Computer and Systems Engineering, University of La Laguna, Avenida Universidad, s/n. 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, SpainOne of the persistent problems faced by the university education system is the dropout rate. The main aim of this research was to identify the profile characteristics of those students who drop out of their studies, seeking in-depth knowledge of the reality behind the issue. The responses to a questionnaire of 149,837 students from three Spanish universities (La Laguna, Zaragoza and Huelva) who had dropped out of their undergraduate studies were analysed. The outcomes enabled us to identify a number of features associated with the likelihood of dropping out of university studies. Specifically, it was found that the university of study, sex, age, study branch, entry qualification, scholarship or grant, nationality and job are predictors of dropout. The results obtained have an important transfer value, with a view to implementing actions for the adaptation of students and to avoid university dropout.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400547XHigher educationUniversity studentsAcademic dropoutRisk factors |
| spellingShingle | María Olga González-Morales David López-Aguilar Pedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez Pedro Antonio Toledo-Delgado Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies Acta Psychologica Higher education University students Academic dropout Risk factors |
| title | Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| title_full | Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| title_fullStr | Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| title_short | Dropping out of higher education: Analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| title_sort | dropping out of higher education analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies |
| topic | Higher education University students Academic dropout Risk factors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400547X |
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