Student dropout and retention

• Verfasst von: Wild, Steffen [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schulze Heuling, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Student dropout and retention
• Titelzusatz: an event history analysis among students in cooperative higher education
• Verf.angabe: Steffen Wild, Lydia Schulze Heuling
• E-Jahr: 2020
• Jahr: 5 October 2020
• Umfang: 11 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 26.01.2021
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of educational research
• Ort Quelle: Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1986
• Jahr Quelle: 2020
• Band/Heft Quelle: 104(2020) Artikel-Nummer 101687, 11 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 1873-538X
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101687
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Commitment
• Sach-SW: Cooperative study programs
• Sach-SW: Dropout
• Sach-SW: Event history analysis
• Sach-SW: Personality
• K10plus-PPN: 1745635068

Abstract

There are many reasons why students dropout of higher education. Some reasons may be unique for students who are enrolled in a cooperative study program, because of a second educational player, which is the workplace training side, and the above-average study load may be another factors influencing the student’s decision to leave the program. We analyse a sample of 19,769 cooperative students in Germany, including 852 dropouts. A Cox regression analysis was applied to identify indicators for dropout risk. The results show that personality and commitment to one’s company matter alongside the known determinants of cognitive skills. Recommendations for agents (student advisory services, companies, etc.) that wish to counteract dropout and motivate students’ workplace commitment are incorporated in the conclusions.