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Understanding Catalan University Dropout from a Comparative Approach

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Last decade yielded important research to understand the extent to which university dropout is having relevant consequences for higher education. The dropout rate has also been quantified and used as an indicator of performance (Dearing, 1996; Bricall, 2000; Rauret & Grifol, 2001; OECD, 2008; Mandelson, 2009). The aim of this paper is to offer an extensive perspective on how university dropout is being studied and faced in several contexts (America, Europe and, more concretely, Spain and Catalonia), in order to contribute to the provision of action plans which are designed to increase the students' retention and performance at Catalan HEI

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.314

Authors: David Rodríguez-Gómez, Mònica Feixas, Joaquín Gairín, José Luís Muñoz

Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Evasion and Academic Success Factors

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universitat de Barcelona