Staying Power: The Effect of Pathway into University on Student Achievement and Attrition

Autor/inn/en	Chesters, Jenny; Watson, Louise
Titel	Staying Power: The Effect of Pathway into University on Student Achievement and Attrition
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 56 (2016) 2, S.225-249 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; Academic Achievement; Student Attrition; School Holding Power; Nontraditional Students; Transitional Programs; Dropouts; Cohort Analysis; Student Characteristics; Dropout Characteristics; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienanfänger; Schulleistung; Schülerbeurlaubung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Kohortenanalyse; Australien
Abstract	The expansion of the higher education sector in Australia opened up new pathways into university increasing the diversity of the student population. For non-traditional students, those who did not successfully complete secondary school, barriers to gaining entry into university have been dismantled, however, previous research suggests that non-traditional students are more likely than traditional students to drop out of higher education. This paper analyses administrative data for a cohort of first year undergraduate students attending an Australian university to examine the association between pathway to university and student retention and academic progression. Our findings show that after controlling for grade point average, students who completed an enabling course on campus prior to commencing their undergraduate program were less likely than students admitted on the basis of completing secondary school to discontinue their university studies. This suggests that enabling programs provided on campus may assist students who do not meet the minimum requirements for university entrance to complete a university degree. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01