“If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students

“If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students

Dropout from higher education is a worldwide phenomenon with negative consequences for students, families, institutions, and society. As student numbers increase, students become more heterogeneous in terms of academic competencies, motivation, and trajectories, creating new challenges for promoting...

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Autors principals: Casanova, Joana R., Assis Gomes, Cristiano, Leandro S., Tuero, Ellián, Bernardo, Ana B.
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Publicat: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo 2023
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spelling redie-article-56712024-03-05T17:26:52Z “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students “Si yo fuera joven…”: incremento en el riesgo de deserción de estudiantes universitarios mayores Casanova, Joana R. Assis Gomes, Cristiano Leandro S. Tuero, Ellián Bernardo, Ana B. higher education student adjustment adult students dropouts educación superior adaptación del estudiante estudiante adulto características de la deserción Dropout from higher education is a worldwide phenomenon with negative consequences for students, families, institutions, and society. As student numbers increase, students become more heterogeneous in terms of academic competencies, motivation, and trajectories, creating new challenges for promoting student persistence. Higher education can pose difficulties for students, increasing their vulnerability and risk of underachievement or dropout. This study involved 2843 first-year students of a Portuguese public university. The aim was to identify the variables that predict the decision to persist or drop out, using the regression tree method. The results show a good model that classifies students into four groups and reveals that the decision to drop out is different for traditional and non-traditional students, suggesting higher vulnerability of older students. Some reflections are offered about institutional practices. La deserción en la educación superior es un fenómeno mundial que genera consecuencias adversas para los estudiantes, las familias, las instituciones y la sociedad. Con el incremento de la matrícula, los estudiantes se vuelven más heterogéneos en términos de competencias académicas, motivación y trayectorias, lo cual supone nuevos retos para la promoción de la permanencia estudiantil. La educación superior puede plantear ciertas dificultades para los estudiantes, las cuales aumentan su vulnerabilidad y su riesgo de bajo rendimiento o deserción. El estudio, en el que participaron 2843 estudiantes de primer año de una universidad pública portuguesa, tiene por objetivo identificar las variables que predicen la decisión de permanecer o desertar, por medio del método del árbol de regresión. Los resultados muestran un buen modelo que clasifica a los estudiantes en cuatro grupos y revela que la decisión de desertar es diferente para los estudiantes tradicionales y no tradicionales, apuntando así a una mayor vulnerabilidad de estudiantes mayores. Se ofrecen algunas reflexiones en torno a las prácticas institucionales. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo 2023-12-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf text/xml application/epub+zip audio/mpeg https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671 10.24320/redie.2023.25.e27.5671 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 25 (2023); 1-10 Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa; Vol. 25 (2023); 1-10 1607-4041 eng spa https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671/2468 https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671/2469 https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671/2490 https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671/2476 https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671/2482 Derechos de autor 2023 Joana R. Casanova, Cristiano Assis Gomes, Leandro S. Almeida, Ellián Tuero, Ana B. Bernardo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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author Casanova, Joana R.
Assis Gomes, Cristiano
Leandro S.
Tuero, Ellián
Bernardo, Ana B.
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Assis Gomes, Cristiano
Leandro S.
Tuero, Ellián
Bernardo, Ana B.
“If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
author_facet Casanova, Joana R.
Assis Gomes, Cristiano
Leandro S.
Tuero, Ellián
Bernardo, Ana B.
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title “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
title_short “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
title_full “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
title_fullStr “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
title_full_unstemmed “If I were young…”: Increased Dropout Risk of Older University Students
title_sort “if i were young…”: increased dropout risk of older university students
description Dropout from higher education is a worldwide phenomenon with negative consequences for students, families, institutions, and society. As student numbers increase, students become more heterogeneous in terms of academic competencies, motivation, and trajectories, creating new challenges for promoting student persistence. Higher education can pose difficulties for students, increasing their vulnerability and risk of underachievement or dropout. This study involved 2843 first-year students of a Portuguese public university. The aim was to identify the variables that predict the decision to persist or drop out, using the regression tree method. The results show a good model that classifies students into four groups and reveals that the decision to drop out is different for traditional and non-traditional students, suggesting higher vulnerability of older students. Some reflections are offered about institutional practices.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo
publishDate 2023
url https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/5671
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