Determinants of academic desertion

A case study in a Peruvian university

Bibliographic Data

ID12928629
AuthorsEinstein Sánchez Bardales (0009-0002-8577-4330), Angélica María Carrasco Rituay (0000-0002-2724-4684, corresponding author), Yuri Reina Marín (0000-0002-9402-4104), Omer Cruz Caro (0000-0001-5664-3222), Milena Torres Fernández (0009-0006-9853-727X), River Chávez Santos (0000-0001-7946-2846)
Year2025
Publication date2025-02-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePower and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-7438 • E-ISSN: 1757-7438
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/17577438241312617
OpenAlexW4407788761
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited44

University dropout has a social impact on students who do not complete their higher education studies since it limits job opportunities and personal development. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the factors influencing academic dropout in a Peruvian public university. A non-experimental, descriptive methodology was used with a sample of 50 dropout students; to whom a questionnaire was applied. The results show that socioeconomic factors have a greater impact on student dropout; furthermore, the factors that influence dropout differ according to the length of academic studies. These factors differ depending on the study area; personality and sociocultural factors have a greater incidence in engineering and social sciences. It is concluded that university dropout is not explained by a single factor but by the interaction of various elements of a socioeconomic, academic, and personal nature

Criminology · Desertion · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Educational Outcomes and Influences · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology

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