dc.contributor.author
Jaksztat, Steffen
dc.contributor.author
Neugebauer, Martin
dc.contributor.author
Brandt, Gesche
dc.date.accessioned
2021-11-01T10:32:57Z
dc.date.available
2021-11-01T10:32:57Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/31651
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-31381
dc.description.abstract
Despite the benefits of a PhD for degree-holders as well for society as a whole, doctoral student attrition is a common phenomenon. Unfortunately, the empirical literature on dropout from doctoral education is scant, especially for non-US countries—an omission we address in the current study. Building on Tinto’s model of student attrition and rational choice theory, the study empirically assesses the association of different individual, institutional, and external factors with the propensity to leave doctoral studies. Unlike most studies in the field, it draws on longitudinal data using event history modelling, observing doctoral students in multiple disciplines and a wide range of universities. The key results can be summarized as follows: In Germany, women are more likely to dropout than men. The probability of dropping out strongly depends on the discipline and the availability of a scholarship. A close contact with the supervisor and exchange with other PhDs are associated with a lower dropout probability. Moreover, having children increases dropout rates. The study findings provide first empirical guidance for interventions that can possibly help reducing dropout.
en
dc.format.extent
22 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Doctoral education
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dc.subject
Event history analysis
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dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::370 Bildung und Erziehung
dc.title
Back out or hang on? An event history analysis of withdrawal from doctoral education in Germany
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1007/s10734-021-00683-x
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Higher Education
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
937
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
958
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
82
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00683-x
refubium.affiliation
Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie
refubium.affiliation.other
Arbeitsbereich Empirische Bildungs- und Hochschulforschung
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1573-174X
refubium.resourceType.provider
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