Drop-Outs from Swiss Universities: An Empirical Analysis of Data on All Students between 1975 and 2008

Autor/inn/en	Wolter, Stefan C.; Diem, Andrea; Messer, Dolores
Titel	Drop-Outs from Swiss Universities: An Empirical Analysis of Data on All Students between 1975 and 2008
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 49 (2014) 4, S.471-483 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12096
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Universities; Correlation; Gender Differences; Profiles; Majors (Students); At Risk Students; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Student Mobility; Educational Change; Dropout Rate; Academic Persistence; Foreign Countries; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; University; Universität; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Schweiz
Abstract	This study presents in-depth empirical analyses of drop-outs from all Swiss universities for the entire student population between 1975 and 2008. The results show that most identifiable factors associated with a greater or lesser probability of dropping out are identical to those found in a recent Systematic Review (Larsen et?al., 2013). The main findings are that: first, since the 1970s, there has been a marked trend towards falling drop-out rates which is largely due to female students who, today, have lower drop-out rates than their male counterparts; secondly, not only are there different drop-out rates for specific subjects of study, but there are also differences in baccalaureate profiles, which indicates that the skills acquired prior to entering university have a great impact on successful study; thirdly, students who change their first subject choice are at great risk of dropping out. No firm conclusions can yet be drawn about the Bologna reform but, based on the subjects which changed to the Bachelor/Master system between 2001 and 2003, no reduction in drop-out rates can be found as a result of the reform. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10