This article provides a comprehensive review of the socio-economic literature on the student
determinants of tertiary education dropout, in order to help research scholars better …

Previous educational research has extensively investigated the relationship between socio-
economic status (SES) and academic performance. In higher education, however, this …

Background: Medical students' academic achievement is affected by many factors such as
motivational beliefs and emotions. Although students with high intellectual capacity are …

Student-teachers' dropout is a complicated and serious issue in the learning process, with its
attendant negative implications on students, academic institutions, economic resources, and …

This research aims at examining the role of autonomy support and passion in the
persistence of students involved in higher education. In academic settings, autonomy …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 440–454 Context Medical school dropout may have negative
consequences for society, patients, the profession, schools and dropouts. To our knowledge …

Using longitudinal data drawn from the European Community Household Panel, this paper
examines Italian university entry and dropout rates in the context of specific parental and …

Background A high attrition rate in medical students has exacerbated the physician shortage
in China. However, few studies have explored the risk factors of dropout intention in medical …

A successful first year is of vital importance to academic achievement in higher education.
How can we identify those students at risk at a very early stage, ie even before they have …

Executive summary This work was commissioned to examine the available evidence on a)
the effectiveness of different methods used by medical schools to select students, and b) the …