Student desertion: A study in an Intercultural Community University

Authors

  • Vilma Elena Chow-White University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast - Waspam University Extension
  • William Oswaldo Flores-López University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-1620

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v4i2.13387

Keywords:

Student Desertion, Economic Factor, Personal-Family, Personal Atributes, Strategies, Prevention, Non-Traditional Students

Abstract

This study has analyzed the factors of student desertion in a university context. It is quantitative research based on an "Ex Post Facto" design. The analysis variables were: age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, work status, number of siblings, number of children, place of origin, study (high school), type of career, and the semester in which the career was abandoned. The main results show that the research, the dropout rate was 34%, and the main factors that affected university student dropout were economic, family environment, academic background, motivational factor, self-esteem, vocational and institutional academic; Despite the fact that 47% of the deserters dropped out, they managed to achieve academic foundations and a university technical degree, which makes them competitive in the labor market.

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Author Biographies

Vilma Elena Chow-White, University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast - Waspam University Extension

Master in University Teaching. Professor at the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast - Waspam University Extension

William Oswaldo Flores-López, University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast

Ph.D. of Education. Professor at the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast. E-mail

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Chow-White, V. E., & Flores-López, W. O. (2021). Student desertion: A study in an Intercultural Community University. Revista Electrónica De Conocimientos, Saberes Y Prácticas, 4(2), 43–67. https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v4i2.13387

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Educational Research

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