Student retention in higher education: Folk high schools and educational decisions

Borgen, Solveig Topstad; Borgen, Nicolai T.

doi:10.1007/s10734-015-9921-7

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“…Recent studies also demonstrate, that low student retention can be explained by mistaken choices (Borgen & Borgen, 2016). Therefore, Slovenian higher education system as a whole could also be investigated to establish the flow of students after their return back to the university system after their dropout.…”

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“…This can be explained by the change of Slovenian higher education regulation in 2012, which has prevented the students who have already repeated a year or changed the study field, to take the candidate year. Nevertheless, this could also indicate that more students become mature (Borgen & Borgen, 2016) and decide to graduate as soon as possible with the intention to continue the study on the second degree study programme. In general, there were recently also positive changes in the job market (Menéndez-Valdés, 2016), which could also indicate that the students already have an opportunity for the employment, and were therefore keen to finish their study as soon as possible.…”

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Markov Analysis of Students’ Performance and Academic Progress in Higher Education

2017

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Background:The students' progression towards completing their higher education degrees possesses stochastic characteristics, and can therefore be modelled as an absorbing Markov chain. Such application would have a high practical value and offer great opportunities for implementation in practice. Objectives: The aim of the paper is to develop a stochastic model for estimation and continuous monitoring of various quality and effectiveness indicators of a given higher education study programme. Method: The study programme is modelled by a finite Markov chain with five transient and two absorbing states. The probability transition matrix is constructed. The quantitative characteristics of the absorbing Markov chain, like the expected time until absorption and the probabilities of absorption, are used to determine chosen indicators of the programme. Results:The model is applied to investigate the pattern of students' enrolment and their academic performance in a Slovenian higher education institution. Based on the students' intake records, the transition matrix was developed considering eight consecutive academic seasons from 2008/09 until 2016/17. The students' progression towards the next stage of the study programme was estimated. The expected time that a student spends at a particular stage as well as the expected duration of the study is determined. The graduation and withdrawal probabilities were obtained. Besides, a prediction on the students' enrolment for the next three academic years was made. The results were interpreted and discussed. Conclusion: The analysis presented is applicable for all higher education stakeholders. It is especially useful for a higher education institution's managers seeing that it provides useful information to plan improvements regarding the quality and effectiveness of their study programmes to achieve better position in the educational market.

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Markov Analysis of Students’ Performance and Academic Progress in Higher Education

2017

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“…As costs have risen and the focus of higher education has transformed, retention among Black male community college students has become an important issue (Borgen & Borgen, 2016;Friedman & Mandel, 2011). Over the past 40 years, more students have attended these institutions to gain skills for future employment, and the cost of higher education has risen dramatically during this time as well (Borgen & Borgen, 2016). Originally, higher education's role was to shape a person's character; over time, it shifted to teaching the job skills needed for various occupations (Borgen & Borgen, 2016).…”

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“…Over the past 40 years, more students have attended these institutions to gain skills for future employment, and the cost of higher education has risen dramatically during this time as well (Borgen & Borgen, 2016). Originally, higher education's role was to shape a person's character; over time, it shifted to teaching the job skills needed for various occupations (Borgen & Borgen, 2016). Because the cost of educating students has risen, retention has been correlated to money spent (Borgen & Borgen, 2016, p. 506).…”

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“…When students stay on schedule towards timely graduation, institutions spend less money. This matters because higher education is funded primarily by students, taxpayers, state and federal governments, and the private sector (Borgen & Borgen, 2016). Retention information has often served as a recruitment tool for parents, guardians, and future students who wanted to attend colleges with high graduation rates (Jamelske, 2009).…”

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Black male community college students : a narrative study of their success

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Black males tend to start their higher education at a community college. However, when it comes to the issue of retention, there are few studies concerning the success of Black men who attend this type of higher education institution. Therefore it is vital to learn from academically successful Black male community college students. The purpose of this doctoral thesis narrative was to discover the support systems that affected academic completion of Black men at a community college in the Midwest. Utilizing Uri Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, both on-campus and off-campus support systems were explored to find out how they influenced academic success. By using a qualitative narrative study, Six Black male participants from the same community college were interviewed, and the data revealed three major themes. These themes were Relationships, Internal motivation, and External motivation. Support systems directly or indirectly interconnected with each other and positively assisted with these students' academic success during their first 24 credit hours of college-level work. Based on the findings recommendations for practice, such as a peer mentoring program and family appreciation events were recommended. Also, suggestions, such topics as successful Black female community college students, were given as future research topics.

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The allocation of PhD enrolment quotas in China’s research-oriented universities based on equity and efficiency principles

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Student retention in higher education: Folk high schools and educational decisions

Cited by 11 publications

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Markov Analysis of Students’ Performance and Academic Progress in Higher Education

Markov Analysis of Students’ Performance and Academic Progress in Higher Education

Black male community college students : a narrative study of their success

The allocation of PhD enrolment quotas in China’s research-oriented universities based on equity and efficiency principles

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