Factors Affecting the Decision to Dropping Out of Full-Time Students in the Faculty of Economics – Engineering: Case Study of Hong Duc University

Tran Thi Thu Huong

Tran Thi Thu Huong Hong Duc University, Vietnam

Keywords: decision to drop out, student, economics and engineering, Hong Duc University

Abstract

This article studies the factors affecting the decision to drop out of full-time students in the Faculty of Economics and Technology of Hong Duc University. The research results show that all four groups of factors including the Group of factors belonging to the social environment; the Group of factors belonging to the individual; the Group of factors belonging to the family and the Group of factors belonging to the social environment all have an impact on the decision to drop out of full-time students in the Faculty of Economics and Technology of Hong Duc University. Based on the level of influence of each factor, the author has proposed recommendations to limit the dropout rate of full-time students majoring in Economics and Engineering at Hong Duc University in the coming time.

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