Understanding Catalan University dropout from a comparative approach
Rodríguez Gómez, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Feixas, Mònica (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Gairín Sallán, Joaquín (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Muñoz Moreno, José Luís 1980- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2012
Abstract:	Last decade yielded important research to understand the extent to which university dropout is having relevant consequences for higher education. The dropout rate has also been quantified and used as an indicator of performance (Dearing, 1996; Bricall, 2000; Rauret & Grifol, 2001; OECD, 2008; Mandelson, 2009). The aim of this paper is to offer an extensive perspective on how university dropout is being studied and faced in several contexts (America, Europe and, more concretely, Spain and Catalonia), in order to contribute to the provision of action plans which are designed to increase the students' retention and performance at Catalan HEI.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	University dropout ; Higher education ; University desertion ; Comparative study
Published in:	Procedia: social and behavioral sciences, Vol. 46 (2012) , p. 1424-1429, ISSN 1877-0428

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.314

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