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Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university

The term ‘university dropout’ is widely used to describe the circumstances where students withdraw from their university studies before completion. The purpose of this qualitative study is to discover the factors and experiences that prompt students from the PhD by Research Programmes to end their s...

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Main Authors: Chan, Yuen Fook, Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy, Ismail, Izaham Shah, Ismail, Hamidah, Hassan, Zainudin, Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah
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Published: UiTM Press 2023
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spelling my.utm.1053862024-04-24T06:47:19Z http://eprints.utm.my/105386/ Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university Chan, Yuen Fook Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy Ismail, Izaham Shah Ismail, Hamidah Hassan, Zainudin Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah H Social Sciences (General) The term ‘university dropout’ is widely used to describe the circumstances where students withdraw from their university studies before completion. The purpose of this qualitative study is to discover the factors and experiences that prompt students from the PhD by Research Programmes to end their scholarly journey. A priori factors in the Tinto Model was utilised to investigate the participants’ academic and social integration at university, their achievement potential, study motivation and study condition. Semi-structured interview was employed in this study. Purposive sampling was carried out on a group of eight PhD by Research Program dropouts from a public university in Selangor. Constant comparative method was used to identify the recurring themes and concepts after the qualitative data had been collected. The findings indicated that the participants faced problems with their supervisors that affected their motivation to continue with their PhD study. Personal problems related to finance and health issues further dampened their motivation. Additional issue was lack of support mechanism for the postgraduate students. Furthermore, low study motivation and study conditions added to their determination to quit. These findings can help public universities in Malaysia to develop some relevant policies to address the postgraduate student dropout issues in Malaysia. Hopefully, university authorities could address the critical issues faced by the postgraduate students to overcome the phenomenon of university dropout. UiTM Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/105386/1/ZainudinHassan2023_TintosExplanatoryModelofTheDropoutofDoctorateStudents.pdf Chan, Yuen Fook and Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy and Ismail, Izaham Shah and Ismail, Hamidah and Hassan, Zainudin and Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah (2023) Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university. Asian Journal of University Education, 19 (3). pp. 547-562. ISSN 1823-7797 http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v19i3.23494 DOI : 10.24191/ajue.v19i3.23494
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Chan, Yuen Fook
Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy
Ismail, Izaham Shah
Ismail, Hamidah
Hassan, Zainudin
Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah
Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
description The term ‘university dropout’ is widely used to describe the circumstances where students withdraw from their university studies before completion. The purpose of this qualitative study is to discover the factors and experiences that prompt students from the PhD by Research Programmes to end their scholarly journey. A priori factors in the Tinto Model was utilised to investigate the participants’ academic and social integration at university, their achievement potential, study motivation and study condition. Semi-structured interview was employed in this study. Purposive sampling was carried out on a group of eight PhD by Research Program dropouts from a public university in Selangor. Constant comparative method was used to identify the recurring themes and concepts after the qualitative data had been collected. The findings indicated that the participants faced problems with their supervisors that affected their motivation to continue with their PhD study. Personal problems related to finance and health issues further dampened their motivation. Additional issue was lack of support mechanism for the postgraduate students. Furthermore, low study motivation and study conditions added to their determination to quit. These findings can help public universities in Malaysia to develop some relevant policies to address the postgraduate student dropout issues in Malaysia. Hopefully, university authorities could address the critical issues faced by the postgraduate students to overcome the phenomenon of university dropout.
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author Chan, Yuen Fook
Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy
Ismail, Izaham Shah
Ismail, Hamidah
Hassan, Zainudin
Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah
author_facet Chan, Yuen Fook
Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy
Ismail, Izaham Shah
Ismail, Hamidah
Hassan, Zainudin
Mohd. Yusof, Sanitah
author_sort Chan, Yuen Fook
title Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
title_short Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
title_full Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
title_fullStr Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
title_full_unstemmed Tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a Malaysian public university
title_sort tinto’s explanatory model of the dropout of doctorate students in a malaysian public university
publisher UiTM Press
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/105386/1/ZainudinHassan2023_TintosExplanatoryModelofTheDropoutofDoctorateStudents.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v19i3.23494
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