Affairs of state and student retention

An exploratory study of the factors that impact student retention in a politically turbulent region

Bibliographic Data

ID11166753
AuthorsDalia Ben‐Tsur (The Interdisciplinary Centre, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume28
Issue3
Pages317-332
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01425690701252382
OpenAlexW1965434990
LanguageEN
References cited18

This study examines the impact of a country’s security unrest on student retention. It draws on the key factors that influence retention worldwide, adopts Bourdieu’s notion of cultural capital and also brings in concepts related to terrorism and security unrest traditionally absent from theories on student retention. Based on a case study carried out in Israel on 50 full‐time undergraduate students, this study suggests that the difficulties created by a country’s political environment alone do not play a significant role in student retention. However, when coupled with the salient features that negatively impact retention worldwide, difficulties created by a country’s security situation may increase tendencies to leave or consider leaving higher education

Higher education · Knowledge retention · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · State (computer science · Student engagement · Terrorism · Unrest · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Law

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