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Direct linkMesserer, Laura A. S.; Karst, Karina; Janke, Stefan – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Student dropout is a frequent phenomenon in higher education institutions that entails high costs for individuals, institutions, and society as a whole. Thus, it is crucial to identify protective factors regarding dropout in cases in which it could have been prevented. In line with Person-Environment Fit Theory, we assume that intrinsic motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment, Motivation
Download full textDueggeli, Albert; Kassis, Maria; Kassis, Wassilis – Education Sciences, 2021
Young male migrants, in particular, are at higher risk of not completing upper secondary education and do not have the same opportunities to put their educational resources to use in existing educational contexts. This work examines how socially and structurally disadvantaged male adolescents (migration biography and low SES) can be supported in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Risk, Resilience (Psychology), Dropout Prevention
Roberts, Nicola – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
Globally, statistical analyses have found a range of variables that predict the odds of first-year students failing to progress at their Higher Education Institution (HEI). Some of these studies have included students from a range of disciplines. Yet despite the rise in the number of criminology students in HEIs in the UK, little statistical…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, College Freshmen
Alturki, Sarah; Alturki, Nazik; Stuckenschmidt, Heiner – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2021
Aim/Purpose: One of the main objectives of higher education institutions is to provide a high-quality education to their students and reduce dropout rates. This can be achieved by predicting students' academic achievement early using Educational Data Mining (EDM). This study aims to predict students' final grades and identify honorary students at…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Grade Prediction, Academic Achievement
Rose, Pauline; Sabates, Ricardo; Delprato, Marcos; Alcott, Ben – Comparative Education Review, 2022
In many low- and lower-middle-income countries, key barriers to girls' secondary school access and learning include poverty, school inaccessibility, poor school quality, and lack of gender-sensitive practices in the classroom. The nongovernmental organization, Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), provides a range of financial, pedagogical, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Females, Equal Education
European Union, 2022
This staff working document is intended to accompany and support the Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation Pathways to School Success, which will repeal and replace the 2011 Council Recommendation on policies to reduce early school leaving. The staff working document sets out in more detail and depth the concepts put forward in the…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Academic Achievement, Underachievement, Dropout Characteristics
Stoner, Marie C. D.; Rucinski, Katherine B.; Edwards, Jessie K.; Selin, Amanda; Hughes, James P.; Wang, Jing; Agyei, Yaw; Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier; MacPhail, Catherine; Kahn, Kathleen; Pettifor, Audrey – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Prevention of both school dropout and teen pregnancy represent clear public health priorities for South Africa, yet their complex and potentially cyclical relationship has not been fully explored. Objective: To further understand how this relationship operates, we analyzed data from a randomized trial of young women aged 13 to 20 years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention, Pregnancy
Sikhwari, Tshimangadzo Daniel; Dama, Nkhangweleni Gloria; Gadisi, Azwitamisi Milton; Matodzi, Tshifhiwa Christinah – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2020
Lack of sufficient accommodation in many South African universities has forced many students to reside outside the campus and commute to attend classes as commuter students. Research indicates that living on campus is related to gains in social and personal competence. The level of competence gained may help students living on campus (resident…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Commuting Students, Rural Schools, Universities
Broos, Tom; Pinxten, Maarten; Delporte, Margaux; Verbert, Katrien; De Laet, Tinne – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
In this study, we present a case study involving two self-service dashboards providing feedback on learning and study skills and on academic achievement. These dashboards were offered to first-year university students in several study programmes in Flanders, Belgium. Data for this study were collected using usage tracking (N = 2875) and a survey…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Learning Analytics, Dropout Prevention, Student Experience
Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger – European Commission, 2019
Few people doubt that education is valuable for individuals and that a well-educated society benefits each country. But many do not fully understand the magnitude of impact of high-quality education on economic wellbeing. This report provides an analysis of the economic benefits of educational improvement for each of the EU countries. The analysis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Impact, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Holen, Solveig; Lødding, Berit; Helgøy, Ingrid; Homme, Anne Dåsvatn – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Despite great attention and numerous efforts across countries to reduce school dropout, it remains a persistent challenge. One such initiative, named New Possibilities, launched by the Norwegian Ministry in 2010, was a nationwide, flexible program aimed at providing intensive training to poor achievers during the last months of 10th grade, before…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Secondary School Students, Educational Attainment
Chang, Gwang-Chol; Eck, Matthias; McOmish, Elspeth; Sass, Justine; Vargas Tamez, Carlos; Wallet, Peter; Imhof, Adolfo Gustavo; Montoya, Silvia; Li, Yifan; Antoninis, Manos; Murakami, Yuki; Zekrya, Lema; Dewan, Pragya; Mishra, Sakshi; Mizunoya, Suguru; Onam, Oscar; Reuge, Nicolas; Yao, Haogen; Yameogo, Jean Luc; Brossard, Matt; Dreesen, Thomas; Dsouza, Andrea; Jeon, Youngkwang; Kamei, Akito; Nagesh, Radhika; Nugroho, Anindita; Pontuschka, Rafael; Akmal, Maryam; Azevedo, João Pedro; Azzi-Huck, Kaliope; Cobo, Cristobal; Gilberto, Alison; Holla, Alaka; Shmis, Tigran; Tanaka, Nobuyuki; Wong, Yi Ning; Carvalho, António; Charbonnier, Eric; Doumet, Marie-Hélène; Heckmann, Corinne – UNICEF, 2021
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have collaborated in the third round of the Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures, administered by the UNESCO…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Coping
Tarabini, Aina; Curran, Marta; Montes, Alejandro; Parcerisa, Lluís – Critical Studies in Education, 2018
The objective of the article is to examine what is 'taken for granted' in the policies designed to combat Early School Leaving (ESL) in Catalonia, identifying their implicit ontologies, causal assumptions and logics of action. In order to do so, the realist evaluation is applied. Specifically, this methodology has been applied to compare the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention, Educational Policy, Case Studies
Rebeiz, André – EdCan Network, 2018
This case study report provides practical examples on how the Academy of Indigenous Studies has built lasting relationships with local First Nations communities -- demonstrating how existing provincial course offerings can be leveraged to create a for-credit learning track that allows Indigenous and non-Indigenous students to learn about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Canada Natives, Academic Achievement
Sánchez-Elvira Paniagua, Angeles; Simpson, Ormond – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2018
European universities face great challenges dealing with twenty-first century world changes. Deep transformations are required to a wide range of life-long learning scenarios, which are replacing traditional modes of university study and giving access to students in more flexible ways. To address the transformation in learning, the European…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
