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Nelson, Anders; Sandberg, Mikael – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study investigated labour-market orientations of students at a Swedish University with a dual/diverse focus on vocational/academic objectives. The aim was to investigate whether and how levels of students' labour-market orientation vary with social background, change during the study period, and are related to approaches to studying and…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Employment Opportunities, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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de Koning, Björn B.; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Smeets, Guus; van der Molen, Henk T. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
In the Netherlands, university programs increasingly use the binding study advice (BSA) to select students after the first year. Students with insufficient progress after the first year and who therefore do not conform to pre-defined BSA norms have to quit their program. This study investigated whether the introduction of the BSA is associated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship, Admission Criteria, Psychology
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Shulruf, Boaz; Hattie, John; Tumen, Sarah – Studies in Higher Education, 2008
This study investigates the predictive correlations between results from the New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), a standards-based qualification, and university grade point averages achieved by first-year students in one large New Zealand University (and, for comparison purposes, also presents correlations from the…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Models, Qualifications, Academic Achievement