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dc.contributor.authorJüttler, Michael-
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-04T08:56:29Z-
dc.date.available2023-08-04T08:56:29Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28389-
dc.description.abstractDespite the importance of acquiring economic competencies at the secondary level and the worldwide popularity of economics in higher education, there is almost no research on the effects of economic competencies on economics student retention. Based on a longitudinal sample of 538 high school students in Switzerland, this study provides the first results on this topic. The longitudinal study took place from 2011 to 2016 and comprised two points of measurement. Economic competencies were measured multidimensionally and comprised knowledge and skills, as well as attitude, value-oriented dispositions, interest and motivation. Different student retention models were adapted and combined to explain student retention in the field of economics. According to these models, students' academic and social integration are key mediators to predict their retention. Based on these theoretical explanations, structural equation modelling was then used to test the long-term effects of high school students' economic competencies at the end of upper-secondary school on their retention in studying in the field of economics. The results show that economic competencies predict economics students' academic integration (as measured by grade point average) but not their social integration. Additionally, the data confirm that academic and social integration are strong mediators for their retention. In addition to economic competencies, students' cognitive abilities, prior schooling (school grades, school profile, and school type) and perceived family support predict student retention in economics. Overall, economic competencies account for a substantial proportion of the variance in student retention. Against this background, the results indicate that fostering high school students' economic competencies plays a crucial role in their study success in the field of economics.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherPublic Library of Sciencede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofPLOS ONEde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectAchievementde_CH
dc.subjectAdolescentde_CH
dc.subjectAdultde_CH
dc.subjectFemalede_CH
dc.subjectEconomicsde_CH
dc.subjectAcademic skillsde_CH
dc.subjectSocial skillsde_CH
dc.subjectStandardized testde_CH
dc.subject.ddc330: Wirtschaftde_CH
dc.subject.ddc371: Schulen und schulische Tätigkeitende_CH
dc.titlePredicting economics student retention in higher education : the effects of students' economic competencies at the end of upper secondary school on their intention to leave their studies in economicsde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitZentrum für Innovative Didaktik (ZID)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0228505de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-28389-
dc.identifier.pmid32023319de_CH
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zhaw.issue2de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.starte0228505de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume15de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.snf130301de_CH
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Jüttler, M. (2020). Predicting economics student retention in higher education : the effects of students’ economic competencies at the end of upper secondary school on their intention to leave their studies in economics. Plos One, 15(2), e0228505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228505
Jüttler, M. (2020) ‘Predicting economics student retention in higher education : the effects of students” economic competencies at the end of upper secondary school on their intention to leave their studies in economics’, PLOS ONE, 15(2), p. e0228505. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228505.
M. Jüttler, “Predicting economics student retention in higher education : the effects of students’ economic competencies at the end of upper secondary school on their intention to leave their studies in economics,” PLOS ONE, vol. 15, no. 2, p. e0228505, 2020, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228505.
JÜTTLER, Michael, 2020. Predicting economics student retention in higher education : the effects of students‘ economic competencies at the end of upper secondary school on their intention to leave their studies in economics. PLOS ONE. 2020. Bd. 15, Nr. 2, S. e0228505. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0228505
Jüttler, Michael. 2020. “Predicting Economics Student Retention in Higher Education : The Effects of Students’ Economic Competencies at the End of Upper Secondary School on Their Intention to Leave Their Studies in Economics.” Plos One 15 (2): e0228505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228505.
Jüttler, Michael. “Predicting Economics Student Retention in Higher Education : The Effects of Students’ Economic Competencies at the End of Upper Secondary School on Their Intention to Leave Their Studies in Economics.” Plos One, vol. 15, no. 2, 2020, p. e0228505, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228505.


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