Analyzing Factors Accountable for Success in Completing University Studies

Alexandru Agapie, Luiza Badin, Silvia Dedu (), Marius Giuclea, Ileana MIRCIOI (vălimăranu) and Ovidiu Solomon
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Alexandru Agapie: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Marius Giuclea: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ileana MIRCIOI (vălimăranu): Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ovidiu Solomon: Bucharest University of Economic Studies

REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, 2020, vol. 21, issue 3, 423-431

Abstract: The analysis of success in completing university studies and implicitly of student dropout rates have recently become topics of great interest for researchers and policy-makers. This may be explained by the fact that completion rates play an important role in assessing the quality of teaching which further influences potential students in choosing the higher education institution. A large number of publications investigating the success rates and dropout rates focus on institutional policies, measuring the effectiveness of specific institutional measures to improve graduation success and reduce student dropout. In this paper we analyze several factors accountable for success in higher education. We perform an exploratory factor analysis on a dataset consisting of 61 items, by using the method of extraction of principal components and subsequent Varimax rotation. The results obtained enable identifying several relevant factors accountable for success in higher education and assessing their impact on reducing the dropout rate.

Keywords: Factor analysis; principal components; higher education; student dropout. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 C83 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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