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Comparing Success of Female Students to Their Male Counterparts in the STEM Fields: An Empirical Analysis from Enrollment Until Graduation Using Longitudinal Register Data
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Vooren, Melvin; Haelermans, Carla; Groot, Wim; van den Brink, Henriette Maassen – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: In this paper, we investigate the predictors for enrollment and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education. We develop a sequential logit model in which students enroll in STEM education, may drop out from STEM higher education, or continue studying until they graduate in an STEM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Gender Differences, College Students
Learning More by Being Taught Less: A "Time-for-Self-Study" Theory Explaining Curricular Effects on Graduation Rate and Study Duration
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Schmidt, Henk G.; Cohen-Schotanus, Janke; van der Molen, Henk T.; Splinter, Ted A. W.; Bulte, Jan; Holdrinet, Rob; van Rossum, Herman J. M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2010
In this article, an alternative for Tinto's integration theory of student persistence is proposed and tested. In the proposed theory, time available for individual study is considered a major determinant of both study duration and graduation rate of students in a particular curriculum. In this view, other activities in the curriculum, in…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Graduation Rate, Structural Equation Models, Lecture Method