Exploring Opportunities to Boost Adult Students' Graduation--The Reasons behind the Delays and Drop-Outs of Graduation [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (11th, Porto, Portugal, Oct 25-27, 2014).

Autor/inn/en	Aarreniemi-Jokipelto, Päivi; Bäck, Asta
Titel	Exploring Opportunities to Boost Adult Students' Graduation--The Reasons behind the Delays and Drop-Outs of Graduation [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (11th, Porto, Portugal, Oct 25-27, 2014).
Quelle	(2014), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Students; Graduation; Dropouts; Undergraduate Students; Interviews; Computer Science Education; Business Administration Education; Dropout Attitudes; Academic Persistence; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	Drop-outs and delays of graduation is currently a huge problem in adult education. The main reason for the drop-outs and delays is usually stated to be the difficulty of combining studies with family and work. This study was based on interviews where students studying in the bachelor's or master's degree programme were interviewed to find out the main reasons for delays and drop-outs, and to ideate and evaluate various ways of supporting students. There were two main types of reasons for delays and drop-outs: reasons relating to difficulties in combining personal and working life with studies, and problems related to the institution, e.g. challenges related to the theses, teaching methods, and lack of guidance counselling. According to the study, there are several opportunities to boost students' graduation: a named personal guidance counsellor during the studies and for the thesis, regular follow up of studies, individual learning paths counselled by a guidance counsellor, prior competence recognition, flexible methods to study for example by offering E-learning courses. [This work was carried out in the Adult Education and Corporation Staff Training project as part of DIGILE's Digital Services Program. For the complete proceedings, see ED557311.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01