Degree Flexibility and University Drop-out: The Italian Experience

Autor/inn/en	Di Pietro, Giorgio; Cutillo, Andrea
Titel	Degree Flexibility and University Drop-out: The Italian Experience
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 27 (2008) 5, S.546-555 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.06.002
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Change; College Programs; Dropouts; College Students; Student Behavior; Behavior Change; Foreign Countries; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; Studienprogramm; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Collegestudent; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Italien
Abstract	How to reduce university drop-out is a topic of increasing concern. Although several measures have been the subject of numerous debates, little attention has been given to those impacting on the duration, structure and content of the supply of university education. This paper looks at the Italian experience to see what can be learnt about the effectiveness of these measures. In 2001, the Italian university system embarked on a process of reform that introduced greater flexibility in the degree programme structure along with a wider range of services offered to students. Employing a decomposition analysis, we find that this reform is associated with changes in student behaviour leading to a decline in drop-out risk. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10