Survival analysis applied to the time frame required for higher education degree attainment: the case of the University of Costa Rica
APLICACIÓN DEL ANÁLISIS DE SOBREVIVENCIA AL ESTUDIO DEL TIEMPO REQUERIDO PARA GRADUARSE EN EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR: EL CASO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA
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Degree Attainment survival analysis Kaplan-Meier Cox regression financial aid. Graduación análisis de sobrevivencia Kaplan-Meier Regresión de Cox ayuda financiera. |
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| Español | |
| Universidad Católica del Uruguay | |
| LIBERI | |
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https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/paginasdeeducacion/article/view/1179
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3900 |
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| Acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | The paper analyzes the time frame required for bachelor degree attainment, as well as its relation with socio-demographic variables and academic aptitude. A follow-up study of students entering the University of Costa Rica between 2000 and 2003 was conducted up until 2010. The data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves. A higher probability of early graduation was found in women and students enrolled in branch campuses. Moreover, Cox regression models were estimated, showing a negative correlation between the time frame required for obtaining the bachelor degree, on one hand, and the score obtained in an academic aptitude test, the type of high school (public/private), and whether the student had received financial aid from the university, on the other. The results show a trend in students with higher academic aptitude of successfully finishing their studies earlier. Furthermore, socioeconomic condition does not have a significant effect. The authors claim that this pattern is due to the role of the financial aid system of the university. |
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