To recommend or to regret the choice? Factors explaining student loyalty: evidence from the catalan university system

 

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Författarna: Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina, Llach, Josep, Marimon, Frederic, Mas-Machuca, Marta
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2020
Beskrivning:This study analyses the determinants of students’ loyalty and seeks to characterise the profile of recent university graduates. The empirical application considers the region of Catalonia, in Spain. Data come from the Satisfaction Graduate Survey elaborated by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. A total of 2,557 questionnaires were collected. Results reveal that satisfaction is a key determinant of loyalty. Other factors that explain students’ loyalty are entrance marks and academic preferences (university and academic degree). Also, a further examination of the students’ profiles reveals that three different groups can be identified: loyal and satisfied students who did not enrolled in their most preferred academic option (first choice), unsatisfied students, and a group of loyal and satisfied students. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Land:Portal de Revistas TEC
Organisation:Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas TEC
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/5091
Länkar:https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_empresarial/article/view/5091
Nyckelord:educación superior
lealtad
satisfacción
acceso a la universidad
higher education
loyalty
satisfaction
graduates
enrolment