Tackling attrition
intertwining practice and evidence
University for Applied Science
Learning and Innovation Centre
Tackling attrition
intertwining practice and evidence
Feliks de Vroomen & Theo Nelissen
Learning and Innovation Centre
Avans University for applied science
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Learning and Innovation Centre
Avans University of Applied Sciences
Facts and figures
• 3 locations in the
Netherlands
• 19 faculties
• 24,000 students
• 4,400 employees
• 3,700 diplomas per
year
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Av. age
18-23
Av. age
University
(Research)
15-18
University (Applied Science)
Vocational
Secondary Education Education
12-15
17-22
15-17
12-15
Basic education
Primary Education
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10
Drop Out
5
Certificated
Drop Out
Certificated
15
37
University (Research) University (Applied Science)
23
52
Dutch Education
INDEX
12
Certificated
Vocational
Secondary Education Education
40
60
25
Drop Out
100
Primary Education
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Project Goal
To enable faculties to reach their desired level
of student attrition rate.
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Our Approach
• Building evidence
• Choosing initiatives
• Implementing initiatives
• Evaluating
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Evidence Building
Evidence
1. Literature research and
common practices in the
educational sector.
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The drop out vocabulary:
applicable definitions
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Evidence Building
Evidence
1. Literature reseach and
watching the educational sector.
build
2. Analysing the university.
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Enrollment
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Departure Reasons Drop-Outs
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Motivators and Triggers
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Choosing Initiatives
Evidence
Evidence based practice
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choose
build
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Informative phase:
Discussing faculty dropout with faculty management
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University
Avans:
Economic
Faculty:
Program:
Law &
Economic
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Dropout and success:
Similar programs,
Education on two locations:
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Drop out and success:
Different preliminary institutes:
Different degrees and profiles:
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Dropout reasons: devided to preliminary education:
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Motivators:
Example of a faculty
Triggers: Example of a faculty :
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On request, we continue with two
follow-up’s:
1. Risk Assessment
2. Advisory process
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Implementing
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choose
build
implement
Practice
Evidence
Evidence based practice
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Initiatives:
• Intake
• Coaching
• Studentcentre
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Evaluating
choose
build
implement
evaluate
Practice
Evidence
Evidence based practice
Practice based evidence
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Evaluating:
• The initiatives / interventions
• This project / LIC
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Back to Building
choose
build
implement
evaluate
Practice
Evidence
Evidence based practice
Practice based evidence
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Building Evidence at Your
Institution
• Why do your students drop out?
• How do you know?
• What evidence do you have?
• What evidence are you missing in reducing
attrition?
• How can you build this evidence?
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Learning and Innovation Centre
Tackling attrition
intertwining practice and evidence
Theo Nelissen ([email protected])
Feliks de Vroomen ([email protected])
Avans University of Applied Sciences
Learning and Innovation Centre
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