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Student Non-Completion of an Undergraduate Degree: Wrong Program Selection or Part of a Career Plan?
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Direct linkO'Keefe, M.; Laven, G.; Burgess, T. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
Institution wide comparisons of students who leave university before completing their degree and students who complete their studies, have identified "wrong course selection" and a lack of vocational focus as common reasons for non-completion. It is not fully understood, though, whether these trends are constant across different…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Course Selection (Students), Sciences, Undergraduate Study
