Analyzing the Findings of the Saudi Research on Student Attrition in Higher Education

Autor/in	Aljohani, Othman
Titel	Analyzing the Findings of the Saudi Research on Student Attrition in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 9 (2016) 8, S.184-193 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; School Holding Power; Classification; Foreign Countries; Academic Persistence; Academic Ability; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Experience; College Admission; Admission Criteria; Discipline Policy; Educational Facilities; Literature Reviews; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Bildungsstätte; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This paper presents a comprehensive review of the available literature on student attrition in Saudi higher education context. Despite the reported low student retention rates in Saudi tertiary institutions, student attrition remains an under-researched phenomenon. Thus, this paper aims to trace and collect all the available studies that addressed the issue of low student retention in the Saudi in higher education and to present and analyse their findings. This will help in providing evidence and empirical data that give a clearer view of the problem and pave the way for the future researchers as well as allowing for suggestions towards more effective plans and solutions. The student attrition factors reported in the reviewed Saudi studies were classified under personal, academic, social and institutional categories. However, the students' low academic abilities and institutional factors were the most common across all of the studies. These factors relate to students' experiences with the administrative system of their academic institution, including the admission, registration and disciplinary rules and policies and the availability and quality of student services and facilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01