Investigating health factors as predictor of early drop-out of first year accounting students at the University of the Free State, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14816655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christa Beyers (0000-0003-3409-6891, University of the Free State), Hanli Joubert (University of the Free State) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 9-20 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0772-0793 • E-ISSN: 0772-084X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/2031356x-02902002 |
| OpenAlex | W4239632345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Introduction: The future of the South African workforce looks bleak given the challenges posed, not only by health factors, including HIV and AIDS, but also the success and throughput rate of first year university students. Methodology: The research in this study was conducted in 2013 using a post-positivist approach and applying an interpretive stance using a mixed method approach, which included a quantitative non-experimental predictive multivariate design as well as focus group interviews to triangulate the findings. Results: We present findings that psychosocial background factors, physical health and emotional health influence success and non-completion rates among first year students at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Conclusion: We argue that early identification of poor psychosocial background, including health factors, can assist in empowering youths helping them to make healthy decisions and deal with stressful situations in a way that will not compromise their academic success
Compromise · Demographic economics · Drop out · Economic growth · Economics · Focus group · Medical education · Mental health · Multivariate analysis · Physical health · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Social science · Sociology · Workforce · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |