Stay, Play Or Give It Away? Students Continuing, Changing or Leaving University Study in First Year

Autor/inn/en	Long, Michael; Ferrier, Fran; Heagney, Margaret
Institution	Monash University, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training
Titel	Stay, Play Or Give It Away? Students Continuing, Changing or Leaving University Study in First Year
Quelle	(2006), (253 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Employment; Socioeconomic Background; Student Attrition; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Dropout Programs; Dropouts; Stopouts; Academic Persistence; Age Differences; School Choice; Student Surveys; Outcomes of Education; Education Work Relationship; Enrollment Trends; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Transfer Rates (College) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Dienstverhältnis; Sozioökonomische Lage; Schülerbeurlaubung; Schülerverhalten; Grundstudium; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausstieg; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schülerbefragung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Ausland
Abstract	This study extends previous research on university attrition and course completion by its focus on the reasons for attrition and tracking the subsequent enrolment and other outcomes of students who discontinue their university studies. It also looks at older students as well as students from younger groups. It finds that attrition from first year university undergraduate degree courses is lower than has been suggested by previous research if movement of students between universities and courses and potential re-entry are included as retention. First year attrition from university may be less than 10%, depending on the proportion of students who follow through their intention to re-enrol later. It also found differences in both characteristics and drivers for students who drop out of university study altogether and those who change courses or universities. Some students discontinuing their studies had simply found a pathway to employment other than through university study. Students' comments on their reasons for dropping out highlighted that it is often a combination of reasons that leads to the decision to discontinue. Sometimes one problem, such as a marriage breakdown, would trigger a series of consequences--financial, employment and health--that proved fatal to successful study. Many students who either discontinued or changed universities were found to gain some benefits from their year of university study and are more likely to judge their first year experience positively than negatively. In addition, leaving university did not necessarily mean the end of study. (Contains 50 tables, 20 boxes, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10