Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey

Erdal Tatar; Münir Oktay

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Erdal Tatar ¹ ^* , Münir Oktay ¹

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¹ Atatürk Üniversitesi, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ behaviors in search and choice during university placement, and also to examine how students’ choice process affects on their persistence decisions. Participants in the study were 51 second year students studying in the Department of Chemistry Education of Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, in Ataturk University, in Turkey. The survey instrument used in this study employed a scale to identify sources of information benefited, types of information obtained and factors which students took into consideration in choice process. In addition to this, a semi-structured interview was used to take profound information about this process. The study indicates that most of the students choose their program by an inadequate search process. Findings also indicate that the students show negative behaviors in their decision making process. Finally, a persistence phase is suggested for college or university choice process.

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higher education
chemistry teacher
choice process
persistence decision
Turkey
university

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2006, Volume 2, Issue 2, 115-129

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Tatar, E., & Oktay, M. (2006). Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2(2), 115-129. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459

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Tatar E, Oktay M. Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2006;2(2):115-29. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459

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Tatar E, Oktay M. Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2006;2(2), 115-129. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459

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Tatar, Erdal, and Münir Oktay. "Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2006 2 no. 2 (2006): 115-129. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459

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Tatar, E., and Oktay, M. (2006). Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2(2), pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459

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Tatar, Erdal et al. "Search, Choice and Persistence for Higher Education: A Case Study in Turkey". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 2006, pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75459