scholarly journals Modeling of university dropout using Markov chains

Uniciencia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alejandro González-Campos ◽  
Cristian Manuel Carvajal-Muquillaza ◽  
Juan Elías Aspeé-Chacón
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Markov Chain Model ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Departments ◽  
University Studies ◽  
University Dropout ◽  
The Impact

Access to higher education is only a first step in achieving equity in education; the following step is improving student retention, or lowering dropout rates, which is the same thing. The present study focused on the definition of an index as an estimator of the risk of individuals dropping out of a university using a Markov chain model, based on the randomness of the occurrence of dropping out. The suggested index was applied to a sample of 5,700 university students from the 2012-2015 annual cohorts of 8 university departments of a public regional university in Chile. The results indicate that the highest average probability of dropping out (slightly more than 39%) occurs in the first 2 semesters of university studies, and then decreases through time. This indicates the need for institutional retention policies that pay particular attention to the first year of university studies. Having this index also allows a formal estimation of changes or temporary variations in the risk, as well as quantifying the impact of interventions, not only for the case under study but for the entire higher education system.

Higher Education : An Overview

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1017-1029
Author(s):  
Dr Kirti Prakash Tiwari ◽  
Dr Ambrish
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Independence Era ◽  
The Impact

India’s Higher Education system is the largest in the world in terms of number of institutions. Higher education in India has undergone rapid development after post-independence era. Every society gives importance to education because it is a panacea for all evils. It is the key to solve the various problems of life. Education has been described as a process of waking up to life also. This article attempts to examine the scenario of higher education in India. Besides the university departments of education and their affiliated colleges, government and government aided institutions; private and self-financing colleges and open universities are also engaged in education. Although there have been challenges to higher education in the past, these most recent calls for reform may provoke a fundamental change in higher education. These disparate literatures have not been tied together in a way that would examine the impact of fundamental change from the policy level to the institutional level and to the everyday lives of college and university administrators, faculty and students. Now the time has come to create a second wave of institution building and of excellence in the fields of education, research and capability building. We need higher educated people who are skilled and who can drive our economy forward. This paper discussed the issues of higher education and direction to improve the higher education in India.

scholarly journals Higher education as a sustainable development tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 05040
Author(s):  
Elena Molokova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the assessment of the role of higher education in ensuring socio-economic sustainability of society development. Based on the analysis of international and Russian legal acts, it identifies the main indicators that allow analyzing the impact of higher education system on the implementation of sustainable development goals. Particular attention is paid to assessment of accessibility of education. Based on the analysis of statistical data, it is concluded that there is a problem of differentiation of regions and territories in terms of access to higher education due to uneven location of educational institutions, different density of students, low inter-regional mobility of population and disproportions in incomes of the population. Regional differentiation in access to higher education in Russia leads to a number of socio-economic problems that reduce the sustainability of regional development, including the outflow of young people and uncompensated labour migration.

STUDENT’S SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G. Khvostov ◽  
◽  
N.R. Getaova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Education System ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

The article explores the concept, objectives and principle of student’s self-government in the system of modern higher education in the Russian Federation. The paper analyzes the impact of student’s self-government on the development of student’s social activity and the formation of a socially adapted personality among students, also the impact on the training of professional staff.

The education system in the era of the fourth industrial revolution: developing skills and thinking for learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
S. Bespalyy ◽  
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Ye. Ifutina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Impact

Computer systems and technologies are changing our society significantly. These changes are interconnected with both social and production spheres. Innovative digital technologies have a huge impact on the labor market and professional activity, contributing to their transfer to the electronic environment. Using digital technologies, modern people set new goals and solve problems with an increasing speed of problem solving, capitalizing on the possibilities of collaborative distributed actions within networks. In this regard, new competencies of specialists are in demand. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on the education system and the development of skills and thinking for learning. Methods: When conducting scientific research, economic and statistical methods were used. These methods were also used in comparative analysis, as well as in assessing data and indicators of the higher education system, taking into account the impact of the fourth industrial revolution. The analytical method was used to consider the characteristics and factors influencing the development of skills and thinking for learning in modern conditions. The abstract-logical method is used to identify problems affecting the development of the labor market under the influence of digital technologies. Results and their value: The result of the study is that conclusions are drawn about the upcoming changes. Automation and digitalization are likely to lead to significant unemployment in most countries, so adaptation innovation policies are needed to help offset unemployment due to digitalization. Governments need to invest heavily in higher education as an economic development tool for their citizens. Lifelong learning should be identified as a critical element of success in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. Curricula should develop digital skills and address workforce disruptions due to automation.

Reconsidering a Classic: Assessing the History of Women's Higher Education a Dozen Years after Barbara Solomon

1997 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Eisenmann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Normal Schools ◽  
Educational History ◽  
Subsequent Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Women's Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

In this article, Linda Eisenmann examines the role and impact of Barbara Solomon's now classic text in women's educational history, In the Company of Educated Women: A History of Women and Higher Education in America. Eisenmann analyzes how Solomon's book influenced, defined, and in some ways limited the field of women's educational history. She shows how current historical research — such as the study of normal schools and academies — grew out of Solomon's work. She points out where the book is innovative and indispensable and where it disappoints us as teachers and scholars in the 1990s. Eisenmann criticizes Solomon for placing too much emphasis on women's access to higher education, thereby ignoring the importance of wider historical and educational influences such as economics, women's occupational choices, and the treatment of women in society at large. Finally, Eisenmann examines the state of subsequent research in women's higher educational history. She urges researchers to investigate beyond the areas defined by Solomon's work and to assess the impact of these neglected subjects on women's experiences in education.

scholarly journals Modelling the impact of alternative educational qualifications on the New Zealand higher education system

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Education System ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Agent Based Modelling ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Impact

Agent-based modelling provides a mechanism by which complex social phenomena can simulated in order to identify how particular features arise from causes such as demographics, human preferences and their interaction with policy settings. The NetLogo environment has been used to implement a simulation of the New Zealand higher education system, using historical data to calibrate model settings to mirror those of the real-world system. This simulation is used to explore how the introduction of an alternative qualification and education paradigm might disrupt established patterns of education and employment.

scholarly journals A look at university dropout in Moroccan higher education

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoulal MANSOURI ◽  
Mohamed El Amine MOUMINE
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Strategic Vision ◽  
University Dropout ◽  
And Training ◽  
Made In

This article takes stock of the aspects of higher education provision invested in the fight against the phenomenon of dropping out of university. These aspects are exposed from a review of the literature on higher education reforms in Morocco since 1999. Chronologically, they are reviewed in the National Charter for Education and Training 1999, in the Plan of Emergency 2009-2012, in the Action Plan 2013-2016, and finally, in the Strategic Vision of the Reform 2015-2030. It is concluded that despite the efforts made in quantitative retention étudiantsà university until graduation, progress still to make qualitatively.

scholarly journals Widening access to higher education for low-income students: a Brazilian case study (1990s-2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
LEONARDO CIVINELLI TORNEL DA SILVEIRA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Student Loans ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Access ◽  
Widening Access ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This article analyses the widening access policies implemented by Brazil during the 1990s and in 2016. It cites and evaluates the different strategies used by the government, such as student loans, needs-based and race-based quotas. In the context of a highly privatized sector, in which for-profit higher education institutions account for over half of the existing higher education institutions in Brazil, the results display a relative growth in higher education access based on minorities and needs-based communities. However, it also showcases some trends not achieved as originally planned by the government (specially increasing higher education participation in regions other than the south and the southeast) and serves as a point requiring further research to evaluate the influence on the lives of students and graduates. This study uses government and publicly available sources to analyse the impact of this strategy over time.

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