Individual and institutional factors in the tendency to drop out of higher education

A multilevel analysis using data from the Konstanz Student Survey

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4098002
AutoresWerner Georg (University of Konstanz, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume34
Fascículo6
Páginas647-661
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075070802592730
OpenAlexW2099747591
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas23
Referências citadas20

Since the 1970s, research on why students discontinue their university studies has been a major topic, especially in American educational sociology and university socialization research. With the aid of multilevel models, this contribution examines the relationship between institutional and individual factors in influencing the tendency to drop out. The data employed here from the Konstanz Student Survey are typical of German universities. This study shows that students do not contemplate dropping out because of stress or a lack of ability, but primarily because of weak commitment to their course of study in general, or to the specific field of study in particular. The institutional influence on the tendency to drop out is thus modest, being limited to maintaining or improving teaching quality

Demographic economics · Drop out · German · Higher education · Mathematics education · Multilevel model · Pedagogy · Political science · Socialization · Sociology · Survey data collection · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology