Student Attrition: A Study of Risk Factors in an International University

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2017-08
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Proceedings from the International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences 2017
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Asavisanu, P. (2017). Student Attrition: A Study of Risk Factors in an International University. Proceedings of International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (pp. 324-332). Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University.
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Increasing pressure on Thai private universities to retain their students in the wake of decreasing student enrollment, demographic changes, and direct competition from public universities calls for them to address more systematically plans and action for student retention. The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors that affect student retention at an international university in Thailand. First year undergraduate students (N=2,193) were surveyed for factors related to student attrition. The survey was conducted both online and distributed on campus to a cohort of first year students. A 5-point scale survey instrument was constructed around five categories of factors related to student attrition according to the theoretical literature: Academic Factors, Social Factors, Motivational Factors, Faculty Factors, and University Factors. A multiple regression model was employed to assess the predictive ability of the five factors plus students’ reported high school GPA and their concern with ability to pay tuition. The multiple regression analysis yielded significant results for the following factors: Social, Motivational, and University factors, entering GPA, and concern with ability to pay tuition. Results suggest that a combination of attention to traditional components of student attrition factors and a systematic review of institutional specific factors may be may be the optimal approach to inform institutional retention practice.
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