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Pourquoi Entrer a l'Universite? L'exemple d'une Universtie de Lettres et Sciences Humaines. (Why Enter a University? An Example from a Liberal Arts College.)
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Canals, Valerie; Diebolt, Claude – International Review of Education, 2001
Suggests that the high dropout rate among first-year students in French universities is due in part to economic factors, which push some students into attending school when work is scarce. Differentiates between those who enter school to invest in the future and those who enter by default. (Contains 71 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Les effectifs scolarises en France: XIXeme et XXeme siecles.
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Diebolt, Claude – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1999
Presents an analysis of the change in school-attendance figures in France in the 19th and 20th centuries. Reports a twofold interest: immediate practical interest and theoretical interest. Presents a compilation of the chronological series to prepare the statistical analysis, describes the trends observed, and provides a preliminary analysis of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Research