Profiles of Canadian Postsecondary Education Dropouts

Autor/inn/en	Ma, Xin; Frempong, George
Titel	Profiles of Canadian Postsecondary Education Dropouts
Quelle	In: Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 59 (2013) 2, S.141-161 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-4805
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Profiles; Postsecondary Education; Dropout Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies; Educational Research; Gender Differences; Low Achievement; Drug Abuse; Grade Point Average; Student School Relationship; Financial Problems; Vocational Education; Dropout Research; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kanada
Abstract	Using longitudinal data of 18-to 20-year-old youths from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), the present analysis identified and profiled Canadian postsecondary education dropouts based on the theoretical framework of Tinto (1993). Pertaining to characteristics of pre-postsecondary education conditions, dropouts tended to be male, set low postsecondary education goals, and have a history of dropping out and drug abuse in high school. Pertaining to characteristics of postsecondary education integration, dropouts demonstrated a first-year postsecondary education GPA of 60% or lower, an avoidance of volunteering on campus, and a lack of personal connections on campus. In addition, dropouts have previously contemplated quitting, have low sense of belonging, rely on social assistance, have neither institutional scholarships nor parental loans, are married, and are pursuing postsecondary programs in trade schools or technical schools. Integration into postsecondary education is far more critical to student attrition than pre-postsecondary education conditions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10