Resumo

GARDNER ISAZA, Lorena; DUSSAN LUBERT, Carmen  e  MONTOYA LONDONO, Diana Marcela. A Causal Approach to the Study of Student Dropout at the University of Caldas, 2012-2014. Rev. colomb. educ. [online]. 2016, n.70, pp.319-340. ISSN 0120-3916.

This paper shows the findings of a descriptive research no experimental which objective was to characterize the population of students who did not renew enrollment in undergraduate programs at the University of Caldas, as well as set the variables determining the risk of desertion in the years 2012-2013. We worked with a nonrandom sample of subjects who answered the call or e-mail sent to all individuals who were students at the University of Caldas, but did not renew their enrollment in any semester period 2012-2013. This sample consisted for 1005 people out of a total of 4473 reported by the Office of Planning at the University of Caldas. 30.0% of students surveyed argued neglect their studies due to economic difficulties, 25.9% of wrong career choice that led to loss of motivation, 0.8% indicated institutional, 2.1% argued his desertion on grounds relating to pregnancy and 0.7% dropped out for reasons associated with psychiatric illness.

Palavras-chave : Dropout; Abandonment; Backwardness; Quality Continuity.

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