Is Drop-Out from University Dependent on National Culture and Policy? The Case of Denmark

Autor/inn/en	Troelsen, Rie; Laursen, Per F.
Titel	Is Drop-Out from University Dependent on National Culture and Policy? The Case of Denmark
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 49 (2014) 4, S.484-496 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12094
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Dropouts; Dropout Research; Universities; Comparative Analysis; Socioeconomic Influences; Public Policy; Cultural Influences; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; University; Universität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Öffentliche Ordnung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Dänemark
Abstract	National cultures are known to influence educational institutions and practices in many ways. It therefore seems reasonable to assume that drop-out from university is also influenced by differences in national cultures. In this article, we compare drop-out from Danish universities with drop-out from European universities. Based on Danish national culture (characterised by individualism, low power distance, femininity, and low uncertainty avoidance) and on the high level of economic support for students, we find that drop-out from higher education in Denmark as compared to most other European countries is less influenced by socio-economic factors and by the students' degree of social integration. Hence, our review of the research on drop-out identifies some differences that might rest on national cultural varieties. It also points to difficulties in comparing results from different research studies, not only in Denmark but also across Europe. This difficulty results from varieties in research designs and definitions of drop-out. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10