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T1 Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
A1 López Aguilar, David
A1 González Morales, María Olga
A1 Álvarez Pérez, Pedro R.
A1 Toledo Delgado, Pedro Antonio
A2 Didáctica e Investigación Educativa
A2 Grupo Universitario de Formación y Orientación Integrada (GUFOI)
K1 Higher education
K1 University students
K1 Academic dropout
K1 Risk factors
AB One of the persistent problems faced by the university education system is the dropout rate. The main aim of this research was to identify the profile characteristics of those students who drop out of their studies, seeking indepth knowledge of the reality behind the issue. The responses to a questionnaire of 149,837 students fromthree Spanish universities (La Laguna, Zaragoza and Huelva) who had dropped out of their undergraduate studies were analysed. The outcomes enabled us to identify a number of features associated with the likelihood of dropping out of university studies. Specifically, it was found that the university of study, sex, age, study branch, entry qualification, scholarship or grant, nationality and job are predictors of dropout. The results obtained havean important transfer value, with a view to implementing actions for the adaptation of students and to avoid university dropout.
YR 2025
FD 2025
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 20-ene-2025