Exploring Dropout Reasons of Undergraduate Female Students of Virtual University Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Hashmi, Muhammad Aamir; Shahzad, Muhammad; Kanwal, Zobia
Titel	Exploring Dropout Reasons of Undergraduate Female Students of Virtual University Pakistan
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 38 (2016) 2, S.211-218 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Females; Virtual Universities; Foreign Countries; Dropout Rate; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Schülerverhalten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland
Abstract	The Virtual University was established in 2002 and it is the first Pakistani University based completely on modern information and communication technologies. The sub campuses are situated in one hundred cities of Pakistan and these campuses are facilitating students to provide infrastructure. The dropout rate is continuously increasing during the last three years. The main objective of the study was to find out the causes of female dropout at undergraduate level. The study was qualitative in nature. A semi structured interview was developed to collect the information. The data was collected from the drop out female students of April, 01, 2015 to March, 30 2016. There were 90 students in all. All the students were enrolled in undergraduate classes and unable to complete their degree. A telephonic interview was conducted and asked them to explain reasons regarding dropout. All the reasons were grouped and five major reasons were identified. The major reasons were: Financial problem, married and unable to continue, time management, unable to understand VU mode of instructions and admitted to another institute. The recommendations were made in the light of findings to minimize the dropout rate of the students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01