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Tiêu đề

Learning environment: Relevant or not to students' decision to leave university?

Tác giả

Hovdhaugen E.; Aamodt P.O.

Năm xuất bản

2009

Source title

Quality in Higher Education

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1080/13538320902995808

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70449574585&doi=10.1080%2f13538320902995808&partnerID=40&md5=8c82a6f59da6d69b68582929db9c24ea

Tóm tắt

This paper presents an analysis of the reasons why students in Norway leave higher education institutions before degree completion and the extent to which these reasons are of the type that can be influenced by the university. As occurs in many countries, a proportion of students starting an undergraduate liberal arts degree in Norway leave their university without completing their degree. The institutions' capacity to influence this decision is limited. The most common reasons for students either transferring or dropping out are beyond the university's control. However, for both types of leavers, the learning environment seems to have been somewhat influential in the decision to leave. Therefore, improving the learning environment through closer contact between students and teachers will probably also enhance retention. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.

Từ khóa

Factor analysis; Learning environment; Norway; Retention (of students); Student departure; Student-staff interaction

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