The Relationship between Choice of Major and Career, Experience of University and Attrition

Autor/inn/en	Willcoxson, Lesley; Wynder, Monte
Titel	The Relationship between Choice of Major and Career, Experience of University and Attrition
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 54 (2010) 2, S.175-189 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
Schlagwörter	School Holding Power; Majors (Students); Risk; Correlation; Academic Persistence; Business Administration Education; Accounting; Comparative Analysis; College Students; Career Choice; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Demography; Hypothesis Testing; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risiko; Korrelation; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Collegestudent; Ausland; Fragebogen; Demografie; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Australien
Abstract	This study builds on earlier findings that clear choice of major and clarity of career direction is associated with university student retention. Data on business students' experience of university were correlated with data on intention to leave for two distinct major or career groupings--students who had committed themselves to a career-related major, either accounting or marketing, and those who were enrolled in the generic Bachelor of Business. Findings indicate differences in the attrition risk factors associated with each of the three majors. (Contains 4 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10