@article {155,
	title = {"OPEN FOR ME AN OPENING THE SIZE OF A PINHOLE": THE LINK BETWEEN STUDENTS{\textquoteright} ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND: THE ARI{\textquoteright}EL UNIVERSITY CENTER AS A CASE STUDY},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century },
	volume = {8},
	year = {2008},
	month = {October/2008},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {25-37},
	abstract = {The paper deals with the link between students{\textquoteright} SES and their study achievements. It concentrates on Ari{\textquoteright}el University Centre in Israel as a case study. The research illustrated in the paper followed (through a sample) the 4,500 graduates of the Centre. It is based on the computerized data of the institution{\textquoteright}s administration. Two important findings emerged. First, there is no significant statistical link between the graduates SES as reflected by their locality of residence, on one hand and their scholastic attributes upon registration to the Centre, on the other. The distribution of their grades and scores was not linked to their SES. Second, no significant correlation was found between the conditions of acceptance and the type of graduation certificate received. The probability of a student who is accepted to the institution based on matriculation and psychometric grades to graduate cum laude or suma cum laude is not different than the probability of a student accepted to the institution based on informal criteria. The paper arrives at a cautious conclusion that the graduates scholastic achievements are not significantly affected by their SES.},
	keywords = {residential locality and grades, students},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1392284164.pdf},
	author = {Nitza Davidovitch and Dan Soen}
}
@article {165,
	title = {AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED: FEATURES OF COLLEGE DROPOUTS A CASE STUDY: THE ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA},
	journal = {Problems of Education in the 21st Century },
	volume = {8},
	year = {2008},
	month = {October/2008},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {125-145},
	abstract = {The massification of higher education, which took place since the second half of the 20th century, gave rise to the grave problem of student dropout. The paper deals with the issue of student attrition and student retention. It presents a case study examining the profile of college dropouts and their reasons for dropping out of undergraduate studies at the Academic College of Judea and Samaria (below: ACJS) in Israel. The paper compares dropout rates worldwide and nationwide. It then proceeds to analyze the profile of the 1,580 students, who dropped out of studies in the years 2001-2005.The authors{\textquoteright} analysis is based on both computerized data of the college and a representative sample survey. Following Tinto{\textquoteright}s Student Integration Model and Bean{\textquoteright}s Model of Student Departure the authors dwell on the interplay between the academic system and the social system, between institutional variables, personal variables, background variables and study system variables as contributor to withdrawal from studies. The paper attempts to define the term {\textquotedblleft}dropout{\textquotedblright} and distinguishes between those who withdraw from studies altogether and those who transfer to other schools. It illustrates the dropouts{\textquoteright} profile and illuminates predictors to help locating potential dropouts and students likely to transfer to other schools.},
	keywords = {massification of higher education, student attrition, student dropout, student retention},
	issn = {1822-7864},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1392284730.pdf},
	author = {Dan Soen and Nitza Davidovitch}
}
