Using detailed Danish administrative data covering the entire population of students entering higher education in the … period 1985 to 2010, we investigate the importance of a student's peers in higher education for the decision to drop out. We … use high school GPA as a predetermined measure of student ability and idiosyncratic variation in peer composition across …

This paper analyses data from the National Students Survey, determining which groups of students expressed the greatest … levels of satisfaction. We find students registered on clinical degrees and those studying humanities to be the most …-time students, and significantly higher among Russell group and post-1992 universities. We further investigate the sub-areas that …

The global student mobility landscape is in constant flux and is often beyond the control of higher education … institutions (HEIs). In addition to the external factors, post-recession budget cuts, primarily in U.S. public higher education …, have prompted many institutions to actively recruit international students. The goal of this research is to assist …

This paper assesses the relationship between courses taken in high school and college major choice. It considers … - specialized - or different from those in their major - diversified. Using High School and Beyond survey data, I find a U …-shaped relationship between the diversification of high school courses portfolio, measured by the differences from the typical student in …

The study examined the factors that affect students' academic achievement in Zimbabwe's rural Secondary Schools with … Marimasimbe Secondary School (Gokwe South – Midlands Province) taken as a case study. The research adopted a case study … methodology and the population sample was drawn from teachers, Form 3 and Form 4 students and parents in the native area. The …

Deep reinforcement learning using convolutional neural networks is the technology behind autonomous vehicles. Could … this same technology facilitate the road to college? During the summer between high school and college, college …-related tasks that students must navigate can hinder successful matriculation. We employ conversational artificial intelligence (AI …

school quality are substitutes rather than complements, at least among unfairly matched students. We also find evidence that …In this paper, we address empirically the issue how unfair match between colleges and students would affect the long …

performance are often those that are deliberately chosen. Students might choose their friends among peers with similar academic … undergraduate students, we show that friends tend to assimilate each others' achievements and choose advisers with similar grades … analysis of student social networks and the understanding of the nature of peer group effects in education …

Academic institutions in the tertiary sector imparting education in the engineering field are encountering a variety of … challenges in attracting resources, students and faculty. The difficulty lies in attracting not only sufficient number of … eligible students, but the best quality students. Students and their parents have their own way of ranking educational …