Naslov
Examining the Determinants of Student Noncompletion in Higher Education: An Application to Croatia

Autori
Mihaljević Kosor, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Skup
15th Dubrovnik Economic Conference

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 24.06.2009. - 27.06.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
non-completion; higher education; peer effects; effort; multiple imputation

Sažetak
Similar to other European higher education (HE) systems, the Croatian HE framework has experienced some remarkable changes since the 1990s. The number of students repeating their first year tripled in the last 15 years. This indicates serious problems in non-completion, especially in the first year of studies. To gain more insight, this paper presents the theoretical background for examining student non-completion and identifies the main determinants. A model of student non-completion is developed and adjusted to Croatian context. Using a rich dataset on 8 cohorts of one large Croatian HEI, the empirical work in this paper analyses the effects of student’ s personal characteristics, his/her peers, student’ s effort level, parental qualifications, previous and current schooling characteristics on the probability of non-completion of the first year of studies. This research is also relevant and applicable in other countries experiencing these inefficiencies in student non-completion.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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