Dropout in Andalusian universities: prediction and prevention
Manuel Fernández Cruz,
Daniel Álvarez Ferrándiz,
F. Borja Fernández García-Valdecasas
et al.
Abstract:Problem and objectiveUniversity dropout is a major problem that affects more than 31,000 students each year in Andalusian universities, with serious personal and social consequences and an economic cost of more than 222 million euros for the region’s public administration. As concluded from the review of explanatory models we reviewed, dropout has a multicausal origin. The purpose of our work is to test the efficacy of the use of a screening for the early detection of the risk of academic dropout in Higher Edu… Show more
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