A Qualitative Study of TAFE Students Exiting from TAFE Programs

Autor/inn/en	Buchanan, Catherine; Sharma, Raj
Titel	A Qualitative Study of TAFE Students Exiting from TAFE Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of Institutional Research, 14 (2009) 2, S.17-29 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-2110
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Postsecondary Education; Student Attrition; Dropout Prevention; Dropout Research; School Holding Power; Questionnaires; Withdrawal (Education); Employment Potential; Student Employment; Health Programs; Financial Problems; Individual Characteristics; Helping Relationship; Help Seeking; Educational Quality; Expectation; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Academic Persistence; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Schülerbeurlaubung; Fragebogen; Kursabbruch; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Studentenarbeit; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Helfende Beziehung; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Expectancy; Erwartung; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Institutional researchers have undertaken many studies of student attrition in the past but mainly focusing on the quantitative dimensions. No doubt it is important for institutions to be aware of their attrition rates and how this may vary by demographic and other variables in order to develop strategies to minimise drop-out rates and thereby reduce downward pressures on income foregone. However, few studies have previously focused on qualitative perceptions of tertiary level students discontinuing their programs (these are individual awards such as Diploma of Building). Collecting detailed qualitative information from students who are exiting their tertiary studies provides the opportunity to obtain valuable information for the purposes of program and student services improvement and a reduction in the incidence of a negative form of student attrition in the future. Accordingly, this article presents the findings of a qualitative research into reasons and associated issues concerning students exiting from Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs within an inter-sectoral university. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01