The Phenomenon of Student Withdrawal at Universities in Australia: A Review of Literature Concerning Factors Associated with Academic Performance and Discontinuance.

Autor/in	Eaton, Elena
Institution	Australian National Univ., Canberra.
Titel	The Phenomenon of Student Withdrawal at Universities in Australia: A Review of Literature Concerning Factors Associated with Academic Performance and Discontinuance.
Quelle	(1979), (62 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bibliografie; Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Research; Failure; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Predictor Variables; School Holding Power; Student Evaluation; Success; Withdrawal (Education); Australia; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Prädiktor; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Erfolg; Kursabbruch; Australien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Literature concerning factors associated with academic performance and withdrawal from college is reviewed separately for North American, United Kingdom, and Australian universities to help illuminate the problem of student withdrawal in Australia. V. Tinto's 1975 research review concerning North American college dropouts is summarized, and references cited in the review are appended. Tinto's conceptual schema for college withdrawal is also appended. Conclusions based on studies by Entwistle (1977) and Wilson (1977) concerning predictors of academic success and failure in United Kingdom universities are presented. These predictors are as follows: entry qualifications, intellectual aptitude, headteachers' reports, age and social background, personality characteristics, and academic motivation and study methods. Overall, the study results show that the multivariate indicators of success/failure are much better predictors of academic performance than any single variable. The following factors from the Australia literature associated with college performance and withdrawal are assessed: age, motivation, student's college experience as a factor influencing withdrawal, selection, part-time versus full-time study, area of study, sex, and intellectual aptitude. The following Australian works are summarized: G. Mortimore's and D. J. Bennett's 1978 study on the Australian National University (ANU) student performance and progress, and A. Miller's analysis of the main issues of the Student Performance and Progress Study, based in part on meetings within the ANU. It is concluded that predictors are yet unable to identify which students will continue/withdraw. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC