Fuites et Dispersions des Etudiants dans les Universités Helléniques

Abstract

  In Greece, despite a sufficient number of research and investigation on the admission of students to universities, there is a marked lack of investigation of their educational process after admission.This article is part of a wider study that was conducted as part of a research program on the educational advancement of Greek students, as well as those from abroad of Greek origin in Greek Universities. The article is limited to the study of the educational advancement of Greek students who are enrolled between 1995/96 and 1998/99, although some of them are still active so far. The data come from the 6 879 rating lists records collected from the Secretariats of 41 departments of six Hellenic Universities.
  In this study we present the findings obtained from a) the leakage of students (delay in receiving the diploma, final grade, failed efforts to be considered for courses provided by the curriculum) and b) dispersions of students (drop out, elimination). The findings are examined in relation with a) the University attended (University of Athens, Thessaloniki or a University of the periphery) and b) the wider Faculty in which belongs the department (Faculty of Humanities, Law, Polytechnic, Sciences Education, Medicine etc). The results analysis highlights key findings: a) the percentage of students called "eternal" is somewhat lower than that probably expected, b) the delay in obtaining the diploma is more common among students in Central Universities in relation to Universities of the periphery, c) the higher delays in obtaining diplomas are observed at the Faculty of Law and the Polytechnic School and the lower at the Faculty of Education, Science and Medicine, d) many groups of departments in certain universities (Medicine, Polytecnhic, Law, etc.) have a particular "culture of evaluation".