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Effects of in-class variation and student rank on the probability of withdrawal : cross-section and time-series analysis for UK university students

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Arulampalam, Wiji, Naylor, Robin and Smith, Jeremy (2002) Effects of in-class variation and student rank on the probability of withdrawal : cross-section and time-series analysis for UK university students. Discussion Paper. Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit. Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit) (No.655).

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Abstract

From individual-level data for nine entire cohorts of undergraduate students in UK
universities, we estimate the probability that an individual will drop out of university during
their first-year. We examine the 1984-85 to 1992-93 cohorts of students enrolling full-time for
a three or four-year course, and focus on the sensitivity of the probability of withdrawal to the
individual’s prior qualifications relative to those of the other students in their university course.
We show not only that weaker students are more likely to withdraw but also that the extent of
variation in prior qualifications within the student’s university degree course exerts an
influence on the individual's probability of withdrawal in a way that varies with the individual’s
own in-class rank.

Item Type:

Working or Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper)

Subjects:

L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

College dropouts -- Great Britain, Medical students -- Great Britain

Series Name:

Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit)

Publisher:

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Place of Publication:

Bonn

Official Date:

November 2002

Dates:

Date	Event
November 2002	Published

Number:

No.655

Number of Pages:

Institution:

University of Warwick

Status:

Not Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access (Creative Commons)

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Arulampalam, W., Nayor, R.A. and Smith, J. (2002). Effects of in-class variation and student rank on the probability of withdrawal: cross-section and time-series analysis for UK university students. Economics of Education Review, 24, pp.251-262.

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