Please answer according to facts and reasons you witnessed as a lecturer/professor at university.
In my experience, some common causes are:
- Financial problems (and therefore needing to seek F/T employment)
- Discovering a lack of interest in the content of the chosen degree programme
- Poor progress (failing modules/courses), leading to critical fall in motivation
- Physical illness
- Mental health issues
- Personal issues (e.g. death of spouse/partner)
- Transferring to another university (perhaps because an equivalent degree programme is perceived as superior)
Olá! Tenho testemunhado estudantes abandonado os estudos por questões financeiras, altos índices de reprovação, carga horária excessiva das matrizes curriculares, etc. Neste sentido, geralmente, nos estudos sobre êxito e evasão a pergunta "Por que os estudantes universitários abandonam os estudos" é presente e pertinente, mas talvez fosse necessário perguntar: Quais os motivos que influenciam os estudantes a permanecer nos estudos? Mesmo entre os estudantes que abandonam os estudos é importante pesquisar o que os manteve até aquele momento nos estudos.
Lack of ownership of the topic for postgraduate research.
Poor course choice making at undergrad level
Hello! I witnessed that students dropped out of school due to: lack of money, failure, work, long term curriculum and so on. In this sense, usually in successful and dropout studies, the question "Why do students drop out of school" is present and pertinent, but it may be necessary to ask: What are the reasons that influence students to stay in school? Even among students who drop out of higher education, it is important to research what has kept them for some time in their studies.
I think many students dropout of study because they don't like it. In Algeria for example, students have the opportunity to study in the university without paying anything but still some students dropout of study. I think when we like studying we can overcome the many obstacles we may face! Other students prefer money and work and business rather than studying.
I feel like students often drop out of studies because they don't initially understand the full commitment. Yes, we try to be as clear as possible with this during recruitment and consent processes, but if we are conducting longitudinal studies that require frequent sustained contact with participants, their interest can quickly wane. Of course, withholding payment until the end of the study can help, but we don't always have the luxury of vast amounts of money to give participants. I always try to encourage participants to remain in the study by subtly reinforcing just how important their contributions really are every time we meet. This has helped in the past.
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