Investigating Student Churn Among Business Schools in Higher Education

dc.authorid Uner, Mehmet Mithat/0000-0002-1802-2553
dc.authorwosid aboramadan, mohammed/AAJ-3001-2021
dc.contributor.author Yalcin, Aybueke
dc.contributor.author Uner, M. Mithat
dc.contributor.author Karatepe, Osman M.
dc.contributor.author Aboramadan, Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-05T18:36:34Z
dc.date.available 2025-02-05T18:36:34Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Yalcin, Aybueke] Ankara Haci Bayram Veli Univ, Dept Real Estate & Property Management, Coll Land Registry & Cadastre, Ankara, Turkiye; [Uner, M. Mithat] Atilim Univ, Sch Business, Dept Business, Ankara, Turkiye; [Karatepe, Osman M.] Eastern Mediterranean Univ, Fac Tourism, TRNC, Via Mersin, Famagusta, Turkiye; [Aboramadan, Mohammed] Doha Inst Grad Studies, Sch Econ Adm & Publ Policy, Doha, Qatar en_US
dc.description Uner, Mehmet Mithat/0000-0002-1802-2553 en_US
dc.description.abstract The purpose of our paper is to examine what the reasons for student churn are and why students begin their educational careers in a school of business and then leave and register at another university. Following a qualitative methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 31 students (11 females, 20 males; mean age: 21.12; range: 19 to 25 years) who had switched from one business school to another in Ankara, the capital city of T & uuml;rkiye, and QSR NVivo 12 for Windows was used to analyze the qualitative data. The findings reveal that the main reason of student churn is associated with obstacles regarding the use of English as the medium of instruction. This is followed by dissatisfaction with the school or the department. The reasons for students preferring another university are also related to having friends at the university chosen, proximity to home, referrals, and family members. The study provides important insights to university administrators pertaining to the reasons associated with student churn in higher education. When the results are examined by university type, it is seen that the dissatisfaction with the university or department was the primary reason for the students who left the state universities, while the foreign language problem was the reason for the students who left the foundation universities. Considering the findings of the study, the university administration should concentrate on how to improve students' foreign language skills, invest more in research and innovation, and increase social activities to improve communication among students. en_US
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dc.identifier.doi 10.53478/yuksekogretim.1307202
dc.identifier.issn 2146-796X
dc.identifier.issn 2146-7978
dc.identifier.issue 2 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1307202
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/10428
dc.identifier.volume 13 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:001398223900001
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Tuba-turkish Acad Sciences en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject English as the Medium of Instruction en_US
dc.subject Private Universities en_US
dc.subject Relationship Marketing en_US
dc.subject Student Churn en_US
dc.subject In-Depth Interview en_US
dc.title Investigating Student Churn Among Business Schools in Higher Education en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 0
dspace.entity.type Publication

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