A considerable proportion of students in Germany has graduated from vocational training
before entering higher education. With this paper we examined how these students progress …

Quality assurance in higher education often emphasises the importance of lowering student
attrition. The first year of study is a crucial period for mitigating risks of attrition as this is the …

Transfer students are a growing yet understudied group of students within higher education
in the USA. Throughout their pre-and post-transfer experiences, transfer students often …

While a large body of research addresses both subject choice and student dropout in higher
education, much less is known about switching the initially chosen major. Therefore, we ask …

ABSTRACT Study success in Higher Education is of primary importance in the European
policy agenda. Yet, given the diverse educational landscape across countries and …

Why do students leave universities? The current study addresses the problem of academic
attrition from the perspective of students' intentions. Specifically, we focus on the roles of …

Drawing on theories of student retention and campus climate for diversity, this study
examines differences in Black and White students' consideration of transferring or dropping …

Students who transfer between colleges risk losing credits and decreasing their chances of
degree completion. Despite emerging evidence regarding the effectiveness of articulation …

Variation in college application materials related to social stratification is a contentious topic
in social science and national discourse in the United States. This line of research has also …

This study models reverse transfer, lateral transfer, and college withdrawal behavior for a
national sample of students who began college at bachelor's granting institutions …