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Pedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez; David López-Aguilar; María Olga González-Morales; Rocío Peña-Vázquez – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024
The relationship between engagement and the intention to drop out was the focus of this research. Following an empirical-analytical approach, a sample of 1,122 university students responded to a questionnaire designed to measure the engagement and the intention to drop out of school. The results confirmed that undergraduates who considered…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
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Nieuwoudt, Johanna E.; Pedler, Megan L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
This research captured the voices of 578 current university students investigating whether they have considered leaving university without completing their studies, what caused them to consider leaving their studies, and explored the reasons that led them to stay. The majority of participants had considered leaving university without completing…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Influences, Academic Persistence
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Robb, Cliff A.; Moody, Beth; Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
Data collected from two major universities (one in the Midwest and one in the Southeast) in the United States were used to analyze student persistence behavior and perceptions of debt. Results from four separate logistic regression analyses suggested that financial factors play a significant role in student persistence behavior as well as in…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Credit (Finance), Academic Persistence, Performance Factors