Factors Influencing School-leavers Decision to Enrol in Higher Education

摘要

The purpose of this study is to reveal the stages of school-leavers decision to enrol in higher education by emphasizing the influencing factors. The study focuses on the factors determining school-leavers’ decision in choosing higher education studies. It is important to remark that decision maker realise the real career needs in life, in accordance with the developed values and attitudes. The analysis of literature reveals four factors which are further categorized into twelve sub factors: educational factors (in the family: style of education; at school: recommendations of teachers and career counselors), information factors (open days, exhibitions, the mass media), economic factors (study fees, career prospects), other factors (geographical location, ratings, personal skills and demography).