Reasons for Withdrawal from Higher Vocational Education. A Comparison of Ethnic Minority and Majority Non-Completers

Autor/inn/en	Meeuwisse, Marieke; Severiens, Sabine E.; Born, Marise Ph.
Titel	Reasons for Withdrawal from Higher Vocational Education. A Comparison of Ethnic Minority and Majority Non-Completers
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 35 (2010) 1, S.93-111 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
Schlagwörter	Academic Persistence; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Ethnic Groups; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Research; Dropout Attitudes; Higher Education; Questionnaires; Social Differences; Comparative Analysis; Attribution Theory; Etiology; Minority Groups; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ethnie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fragebogen; Sozialer Unterschied; Ätiologie; Ethnische Minderheit; Niederlande
Abstract	The present study explored possible differences in reasons for withdrawing from higher vocational education between ethnic minority and majority non-completers in the Netherlands. Tinto's model on the departure process was used as a theoretical framework. A total of 1017 non-completers filled in a questionnaire regarding their reasons for withdrawal. An exploratory factor analysis resulted in six factors representing these reasons. Multivariate analyses of variance showed no main effect for ethnic background of non-completers, but interaction effects with type of withdrawal (drop-out versus switching course or institution), and moment of withdrawing (early or late). Ethnic minority drop-outs withdrew more often than majority drop-outs because of a perceived poor quality of education. A lack of ability was more important in the decision to withdraw for majority drop-outs compared to ethnic minority drop-outs. Ethnic minority switchers withdrew more often than majority switchers because they were disappointed with the educational content. This factor also appeared to be more important to minority non-completers who had left higher vocational education after more than one year in comparison with the late majority non-completers. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10