Higher Education (Related) Choices in Portugal: Joint Decisions on Institution Type and Leaving Home

Autor/inn/en	Sa, Carla; Tavares, Diana Amado; Justino, Elsa; Amaral, Alberto
Titel	Higher Education (Related) Choices in Portugal: Joint Decisions on Institution Type and Leaving Home
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 36 (2011) 6, S.689-703 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075071003725343
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; College Choice; Decision Making; Socioeconomic Background; Role; Access to Education; Parent Background; Literacy; Leisure Time; Family Environment; Housing; Place of Residence; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Studienortwahl; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Sozioökonomische Lage; Rollen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Elternhaus; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Freizeit; Familienmilieu; Unterkunft; Wohnort
Abstract	The aim of this article is twofold: to further investigate the type of higher education institution choice using individual-level data on first-year students, and to establish the link between institution choice and the decision whether to leave home. The analysis was performed for Portuguese higher education by means of a bivariate probit model. Results indicated gender differences in the type of higher education institution choice. Socio-economic background appeared to constrain student choices and accessibility did play a role in their decisions. When it comes to the leaving home decision, the higher the income group and the higher the parents' literacy, the more likely it was that students stayed at home. Students with strong preferences over leisure activities tended to leave home to attend higher education. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10