Ben-Gal G, Beyth N, Litman H, Livny A
Refuat Hapeh Vehashinayim (1993). 2016 Oct;33(4):6-12, 80.
Admission policies for higher education are aimed at achieving efficient allocation of resources for both faculty and students, in an attempt to minimize dropout. Methods: The characteristics of dropout students at the School of Dental Medicine at the Hebrew University from 2001 to 2013 were assessed in a retrospective study. Data were collected from dental school records, followed by an online questionnaire Results: Between 2001 and 2013, 268 out of 925 students left and did not return the following year, reflecting a dropout rate of 29%. A total 98 dropouts responded to the survey. The academic achievements of the dropouts were higher than average. The primary reason for quitting dental school was attraction to a different professional field (70%) and lack of interest in dentistry (11%). Almost all the dropouts left in the first three years: 80% of them transferred to medical school, 17% transferred to a profession other than medicine, and 4% continued their dental studies in another institution. Conclusion: Dropout was clearly not due to academic reasons, but rather attributable to pursuit of medical studies. The present findings imply that the admission process failed to identify students who do not intend to graduate. It is likely that changing the structure of the program by admitting students only to a 3 to 4 year program of dental school, following pre-med studies, may have a positive effect on reducing the dropout rate.
高等教育招生政策旨在实现教师和学生资源的有效分配，以尽量减少辍学率。方法：在一项回顾性研究中评估了2001年至2013年希伯来大学牙医学院辍学生的特征。从牙科学院记录中收集数据，随后进行在线问卷调查。结果：2001年至2013年期间，925名学生中有268名离开且次年未返校，辍学率为29%。共有98名辍学生回复了调查。辍学生的学业成绩高于平均水平。放弃牙医学院学习的主要原因是被不同专业领域吸引（70%）和对牙科缺乏兴趣（11%）。几乎所有辍学生都在前三年离开：其中80%转入医学院，17%转入医学以外的专业，4%在另一所机构继续牙科学习。结论：辍学显然不是由于学业原因，而是归因于对医学学习的追求。目前的研究结果表明，招生过程未能识别出不打算毕业的学生。在完成医学预科学习后，仅允许学生进入3至4年的牙科学院课程，改变课程结构可能对降低辍学率有积极影响。
