The Cross-National Relevance of U.S. Formulated Theories of College Student Departure

Autor/in	Braxton, John M.
Titel	The Cross-National Relevance of U.S. Formulated Theories of College Student Departure
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 14 (2013) 1, S.149-156 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
Schlagwörter	College Students; Graduation Rate; Foreign Countries; Academic Persistence; Economic Factors; Social Influences; Commuter Colleges; Commuting Students; Dropouts; Czech Republic; Ghana; Hungary; Jordan; Slovenia; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Ausland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Pendler; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Tschechische Republik; Ungarn; Slowenien; Türkei; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This article focuses on the cross-national relevance of theories of college student departure formulated by U.S. scholars. Some aspects of U.S. developed theories of college student departure hold some semblance of cross-national relevance. Economic and sociological perspectives provide such aspects. The weighing of costs and benefits inherent in the economic perspective appears relevant in the countries of Ghana, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovenia where the dual-payment system prevails. Concepts of both the social inequality and interactionalist aspects of the sociological perspective appear relevant cross-nationally. Social inequality in student graduation rates transpires along socioeconomic lines in Ghana and the United Kingdom. Moreover, key aspects of the interactionalist perspective concerning departure from commuting institutions such as support from significant others, the problems associated with commuting, and academic integration appear to differentiate between students who continue their enrollment and those who depart in the countries of Jordan and Turkey. (Contains 1 table and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10