Affairs of State and Student Retention: An Exploratory Study of the Factors that Impact Student Retention in a Politically Turbulent Region

Autor/in	Ben-Tsur, Dalia
Titel	Affairs of State and Student Retention: An Exploratory Study of the Factors that Impact Student Retention in a Politically Turbulent Region
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 28 (2007) 3, S.317-332 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; School Holding Power; Safety; Theories; Terrorism; Case Studies; Political Influences; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sicherheit; Theory; Theorie; Terrorismus; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss
Abstract	This study examines the impact of a country's security unrest on student retention. It draws on the key factors that influence retention worldwide, adopts Bourdieu's notion of cultural capital and also brings in concepts related to terrorism and security unrest traditionally absent from theories on student retention. Based on a case study carried out in Israel on 50 full-time undergraduate students, this study suggests that the difficulties created by a country's political environment alone do not play a significant role in student retention. However, when coupled with the salient features that negatively impact retention worldwide, difficulties created by a country's security situation may increase tendencies to leave or consider leaving higher education. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10