Beyond the First-Year Experience: The Impact on Attrition of Student Experiences throughout Undergraduate Degree Studies in Six Diverse Universities

Autor/inn/en	Willcoxson, Lesley; Cotter, Julie; Joy, Sally
Titel	Beyond the First-Year Experience: The Impact on Attrition of Student Experiences throughout Undergraduate Degree Studies in Six Diverse Universities
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 36 (2011) 3, S.331-352 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Student Diversity; Student Experience; Dropouts; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Business Administration Education; Colleges; Student Attrition; Correlation; Undergraduate Study; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienerfahrung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Schülerbeurlaubung; Korrelation; Grundstudium; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	In the face of difficult economic circumstances, increased competition and student diversity, attrition and retention have become issues of great significance to higher education institutions seeking to survive. A large body of work has explored the relationship between attrition and the first-year experience, but there has been little focus on students' experience of university in subsequent years despite the fact that later year attrition counts for approximately half of all attrition. This empirical research study examines students' experience of university in six diverse universities, across the three years of business degree studies. It finds that the factors correlated with intention to withdraw from university studies are differentiated by year of study, and further differentiated by the university attended. The implications of these findings are discussed and a framework for institutional action is subsequently used to outline the dimensions of a relevant retention program. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10