Why students drop out of the Bachelor of Arts. Issue 5 (2nd September 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Why students drop out of the Bachelor of Arts. Issue 5 (2nd September 2016)
- Main Title:
- Why students drop out of the Bachelor of Arts
- Authors:
- Mestan, Kemran
- Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Attrition, which courses in the humanities and social sciences particularly suffer from, is a major problem for universities and students. This paper investigates the reasons students give for prematurely discontinuing studying the Bachelor of Arts. This is a qualitative study that thematically analyses semi-structured interviews. The sample represented a cross-section of the population of students enrolled in the course. The reasons for attrition can be divided into course-related or personal reasons. Amongst course-related reasons, the most important relate to: career direction and purpose, subject range and peer bonding, as well as teaching quality. Personal issues that interfere with study relate to illness, finances and employment. Course-related and personal reasons also interact and reinforce each other, with students studying the humanities and social sciences more vulnerable to personal pressures due to course-related reasons. Student engagement with support services is also analysed, and conclusions drawn on how attrition can be addressed.
- Is Part Of:
- Higher education research & development. Volume 35:Issue 5(2016)
- Journal:
- Higher education research & development
- Issue:
- Volume 35:Issue 5(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 35, Issue 5 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0035-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 983
- Page End:
- 996
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-02
- Subjects:
- Attrition -- higher education -- humanities -- retention -- social sciences
Education, Higher -- Australia -- Periodicals
378.94 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/07294360.2016.1139548 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0729-4360
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- Legaldeposit
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