EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING FOURTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY

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ARASTEH HAMIDREZA; BEHRANGI MOHAMMAD REZA; SHARIFI HOUSINABADI MAHIN

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Journal: Journal of Iranian Higher Education Year:2012 | Volume:4 | Issue:4 (16) Page(s): 1-24

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EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING FOURTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY

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ARASTEH HAMIDREZA | BEHRANGI MOHAMMAD REZA | SHARIFI HOUSINABADI MAHIN | Issue Writer Certificate

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PERSONAL-COGNITIVE FACTORSQ2

FAMILIAL FACTORSQ1

SOCIAL-CULTURAL FACTORSQ3

ECONOMIC FACTORSQ3

SCHOLASTIC FACTORSQ2

SOCIAL DEMANDSQ2

HIGHER EDUCATIONQ2

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing fourth-grade high school students' decision-making to continue their education in university.Survey method was used and the data was collected through using a researcher-made questionnaire. The population of the study consisted of all (N=6175) male and female students in fourth grade public high schools in Kermanshah. These students were majoring in Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Humanities during the academic year of 1389-90. Five hundred forty participants were selected randomly by means of multi-stage cluster sampling. The data was analyzed through mean rank and Freidman test. The results of analysis were as follows: 1) among PERSONAL-COGNITIVE FACTORS, enthusiasm to continue education, high educational self-concept, and knowledge-gaining, 2) among FAMILIAL FACTORS, the parents' expectation of their children to enter university in order to bring honor for the family, high value of studying for the family members and the parents' tendency for their children entering university, 3) among SOCIAL-CULTURAL FACTORS, high social status, enhancing social interactions, the significance of being a university student among relatives and friends, 4) among the ECONOMIC FACTORS, finding a good job, having higher income, and students' beliefs considering academic education as a sort of investment and 5) among SCHOLASTIC FACTORS, field of study, teachers' persuasion, and competition with classmates were the major influential factors in students' decisions to continue their education in university.

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ARASTEH, HAMIDREZA, BEHRANGI, MOHAMMAD REZA, & SHARIFI HOUSINABADI, MAHIN. (2012). EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING FOURTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY. IRANIAN OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 4(4 (16)), 1-24. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/135929/en

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ARASTEH HAMIDREZA, BEHRANGI MOHAMMAD REZA, SHARIFI HOUSINABADI MAHIN. EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING FOURTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY. IRANIAN OF HIGHER EDUCATION[Internet]. 2012;4(4 (16)):1-24. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/135929/en

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HAMIDREZA ARASTEH, MOHAMMAD REZA BEHRANGI, and MAHIN SHARIFI HOUSINABADI, “EXAMINING FACTORS INFLUENCING FOURTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' DECISION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY,” IRANIAN OF HIGHER EDUCATION, vol. 4, no. 4 (16), pp. 1–24, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/135929/en

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