Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies

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 questi...

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Autores: López Aguilar, David, González Morales, María Olga, Álvarez Pérez, Pedro Ricardo, Toledo Delgado, Pedro Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
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Palabra clave:Higher education
University students
Academic dropout
Risk factors
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spelling Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studiesLópez Aguilar, DavidGonzález Morales, María OlgaÁlvarez Pérez, Pedro RicardoToledo Delgado, Pedro AntonioHigher educationUniversity studentsAcademic dropoutRisk factorsOne 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 from three 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 have an important transfer value, with a view to implementing actions for the adaptation of students and to avoid university dropout.Didáctica e Investigación EducativaGrupo Universitario de Formación y Orientación Integrada (GUFOI)202420242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/40590reponame:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Lagunainstname:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)InglésActa Psychologica 252 (2025)Licencia Creative Commons (Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 4.0 Internacional)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es_ESoai:riull.ull.es:915/405902026-06-22T13:13:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
title Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
spellingShingle Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
López Aguilar, David
Higher education
University students
Academic dropout
Risk factors
title_short Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
title_full Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
title_fullStr Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
title_full_unstemmed Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
title_sort Dropping out of higher education: analysis of variables that characterise students who interrupt their studies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López Aguilar, David
González Morales, María Olga
Álvarez Pérez, Pedro Ricardo
Toledo Delgado, Pedro Antonio
author López Aguilar, David
author_facet López Aguilar, David
González Morales, María Olga
Álvarez Pérez, Pedro Ricardo
Toledo Delgado, Pedro Antonio
author_role author
author2 González Morales, María Olga
Álvarez Pérez, Pedro Ricardo
Toledo Delgado, Pedro Antonio
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Didáctica e Investigación Educativa
Grupo Universitario de Formación y Orientación Integrada (GUFOI)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Higher education
University students
Academic dropout
Risk factors
topic Higher education
University students
Academic dropout
Risk factors
description 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 from three 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 have an important transfer value, with a view to implementing actions for the adaptation of students and to avoid university dropout.
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