Factors Affecting Students' Retention at Kuwait University

Autor/in	AlKandari, Nabila
Titel	Factors Affecting Students' Retention at Kuwait University
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 42 (2008) 2, S.483-492 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Social Class; Marital Status; Citizenship; Student Attitudes; Grade Point Average; Foreign Countries; School Holding Power; Academic Persistence; College Students; Aspiration; Tuition; Student Financial Aid; Social Influences; Skill Development; Achievement; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Environment; Age Differences; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Familienstand; Staatsbürgerschaft; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Collegestudent; Streben; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Sozialer Einfluss; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Performance; Leistung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	This article addresses the factors that affect students' retention at Kuwait University. Five hundred seventy students participated in the study. A survey of 22 retention factors was designed to measure student perceptions. Students presented their agreement on factors which included: achieving personal aspiration, getting jobs, free-of-charge education, acquiring social class, developing skills, achieving academic merit in a field of study, high standard reputation of the university, and feeling one belongs to the university. No statistical differences were found among the students' responses according to their colleges, marital status, grade point average, numbers of academic warning, and citizenship status. However, first-year students reported that these factors influence their retention better than other class levels. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10