University dropout. Causes and solution

Authors

  • Camelia Stăiculescu
  • Richiteanu Nastase Elena Ramona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32437/mhgcj.v1i1.29

Keywords:

university dropout, mental health of students, prevention

Abstract

The phenomenon of university dropout is met in all universities in the world and its effects are felt both at the economic level, at the level of society and at the personal level of students who abandon the university. Factors leading to university dropout may be of a social nature (student background, income level, so on.), psycho-pedagogical (inadequate academic training, inconsistency between prior training and university studies, lack of counseling services, so on)and personal (poor adaptability to the university, low levels of socio-emotional intelligence, so on). Universities need to cope with this phenomenon and adapt and develop prevention and intervention services so that students' retention rate rises. The paper analyzes this phenomenon in The Bucharest University of Economic Studies and identifies possible solutions for diminishing the phenomenon.

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2019-03-03

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Stăiculescu, C., & Elena Ramona, R. N. (2019). University dropout. Causes and solution. Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal, 1(1), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.32437/mhgcj.v1i1.29

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