Why Do Higher Education Students Drop Out? Evidence from Spain

Autor/inn/en	Lassibille, Gerard; Gomez, Lucia Navarro
Titel	Why Do Higher Education Students Drop Out? Evidence from Spain
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 16 (2008) 1, S.89-105 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Family Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Dropout Characteristics; Dropouts; Student Behavior; College Students; Longitudinal Studies; Academic Persistence; College Preparation; School Readiness; Age Differences; Student Financial Aid; Financial Support; Dropout Rate; Correlation; Predictor Variables; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Finanzielle Förderung; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Spanien
Abstract	This paper seeks to advance our understanding of the drop-out behavior of students in higher education. Our results are based on longitudinal data for 7000 students who embarked on short and long programs from one university in Spain and who were observed over an eight-year period ending in 2004. The statistical analysis is carried out in a competing-risks framework. We find that academic preparedness is one of the major influences on student completion. Additionally, older students and students who delay entry into higher education are more likely to drop out before graduating. Our analysis provides guidance about the role that financial support plays in reducing drop-out rates; we also find that family characteristics are significant factors in explaining student drop out in long programs. (Contains 6 tables and 14 notes.) [Research for this article was supported by the Ministry of Education (Spain).] (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10