Student Drop-Out Trends at Sultan Qaboos University and Kuwait University: 2000-2011

Autor/inn/en	Al Ghanboosi, Salim Saleem; Alqahtani, Abdulmuhsen Ayedh
Titel	Student Drop-Out Trends at Sultan Qaboos University and Kuwait University: 2000-2011
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 47 (2013) 3, S.499-506 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Dropout Rate; Student Records; Trend Analysis; Gender Differences; Grade Point Average; Cohort Analysis; Dropout Research; Data Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; Kuwait; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerakte; Trendanalyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kohortenanalyse; Auswertung
Abstract	The current study aims to explore the drop-out trends at Sultan Qaboos. University and Kuwait University. Archival data of the period 2000-2011 were used to achieve this goal. Main findings showed that (a) male drop-out rates are higher than female drop-out rates; (b) drop- out rates at scientific colleges are higher; (c) drop-out rates of students with higher school GPAs are higher; (d) drop-out rates at KU are higher in freshman and sophomore years, while at SQU they are higher in junior and senior years. These findings are discussed in the appropriate context. Relevant recommendations are included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10