Abstract

VITELLI, Ricardo Ferreira  and  FRITSCH, Rosangela. Higher education dropout: which indicator are we talking about?. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.66, pp.908-937. ISSN 1984-932X.  https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v27i66.4009.

This article discusses the educational indicator of higher education dropout in order to distinguish and problematize different conceptions and uses of the term in academic productions. The methodology consisted of a literature review of articles published between 1996 and 2015 that discuss higher education dropout and present a formula to calculate it. It was possible to verify that the use of the term is associated with different perspectives, temporalities, granularities and formulas. Considering this, the use of such an educational indicator for diagnosis, monitoring and assessment of courses, institutions, systems and public policies would require the development of a common concept and formula. Therefore, we highlight the relevance of reviewing this educational indicator in order to avoid the risk of comparisons that would be statistically incomparable.

Keywords : Educational Indicators; Dropout; Higher Education; Educational Evaluation.

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