Factors influencing the accounting and finance undergraduate department choice in Greece

Abstract

The paper examines and tries to establish the ranking of the criteria that determine the selection of a higher educational institute' department by the prospect students in Greece. The methodology applied in order to satisfy the research aim is the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The case study concerns two groups of students. One group consists of students of the central Greek technological educational institute situated in Athens and another from peripheral tertiary institution situated in the region of Epirus. The results confirm that the ranking of students' selection criteria is different in two investigating groups. Most students from the central educational institutions seem to be attracted by 'financial factors' with 'family income' being the decisive sub-criterion, while the selection of a peripheral department is more affected by 'personal factors' among which 'life quality' and 'leisure time options' are the most important.

Análisis bibliométrico sobre Educación Financiera en Educación Primaria

“…Para Del Brío, López y Vereas (2015), la educación financiera cobra una especial importancia, específicamente en la época de incertidumbre que se vive, en la cual diversas crisis económicas impactan a variados países del orden mundial, afectando con ello el empleo de las personas, teniendo como resultado que los actores sociales se vean en la obligación de tomar decisiones en situaciones adversas de orden económico (Diakomihalis, Hyz y Gikas, 2015;Gamboa, Hernández y Avendaño, 2019). Una adecuada educación financiera, conlleva el incrementar los conocimientos en este tema, generar diversas habilidades, confianza y dominio, para enfrentar riesgos, asociado a una decisión informada sobre las oportunidades financieras y el bienestar (Martínez-Carrasco, et al, 2016).…”