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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1461650
This article is part of the Research Topic Empowerment Through Education Innovative Interventions for Higher Education Students View all 3 articles

Complexities of Student Dropout in Higher Education. A multidimensional analysis

Provisionally accepted
Sandra P. Barragán Moreno Sandra P. Barragán Moreno 1*Leandro González Leandro González 2
  • 1 Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2 Higher School of Public Administration, Bogotá, Colombia

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    Student dropout, as a dynamic and complex system, requires a broad conceptualization. The aim of this article is to analyze the concept of student dropout in higher education, with the aim of effectively addressing it at various levels, including both institutional and societal. Using a mixed-methods approach, dropout patterns were traced, and a model was designed and validated using anonymized data from 17,328 students at a Colombian higher education institution offering face-to-face programs. Results from decision trees and survival analysis highlight the significance of economic and academic factors in increasing the risk of dropout and contributing to low graduation rates. It has been confirmed that the first two years of enrollment in the educational institution are crucial for the likelihood of dropout, and that extended time spent at the institution also increases the risk of dropout.

    Keywords: 8748 Item type: Curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy Student dropout, higher education, Statistical models, Educational Policy, Conceptualization

    Received: 08 Jul 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Barragán Moreno and González. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Sandra P. Barragán Moreno, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia

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