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Direct linkPedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez; David López-Aguilar; María Olga González-Morales; Rocío Peña-Vázquez – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024
The relationship between engagement and the intention to drop out was the focus of this research. Following an empirical-analytical approach, a sample of 1,122 university students responded to a questionnaire designed to measure the engagement and the intention to drop out of school. The results confirmed that undergraduates who considered…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
Javier Borja-Gil; Mario Castellanos Verdugo; M. Ángeles Oviedo-García – European Journal of Education, 2024
Within OECD countries, 20% of university students continue no further than the first year. The objective of this research is to analyse the antecedents of student commitment, so as to design action plans for reducing dropout rates within higher education. Educational engagement, student--university identification and perception of performance were…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Albert Sánchez-Gelabert; Helena Troiano – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Abundant research has shown the influence of social background on university dropout. However, there is little research that considers the different progression options for analysing the structure of the decisions that students make. This article explores the possible alternative decisions of: (1) continuing the initial degree course chosen; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Flexible Progression, Universities
Guerrero-Roldán, Ana-Elena; Rodríguez-González, M. Elena; Bañeres, David; Elasri-Ejjaberi, Amal; Cortadas, Pau – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2021
Several tools and resources have been developed in the past years to enhance the teaching and learning process. Most of them are focused on the process itself, but few focus on the assessment process to detect at-risk learners for later acting through feedback to support them to succeed and pass the course. This research paper presents a case…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Virtual Universities
Castelló, Montserrat; Pardo, Marta; Sala-Bubaré, Anna; Suñe-Soler, Núria – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Despite the increasing popularity of doctoral education, many students do not complete their studies, and very little information is available about them. Understanding why some students consider that they do not want to, or cannot, continue with their studies is essential to reduce dropout rates and to improve the overall quality of doctoral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Dropouts
Van Praag, Lore, Ed.; Nouwen, Ward, Ed.; Van Caudenberg, Rut, Ed.; Clycq, Noel, Ed.; Timmerman, Christiane, Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2017
Early School Leaving in the European Union provides an analysis of early school leaving (ESL) in nine European Union countries, with a particular focus on young people who were previously enrolled in educational institutions inside and outside mainstream secondary education. The comparative approach employed by this volume adds to the existing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
