Undergraduate Dissertation Problems: An Aggregate Cross-Sectional Analysis from Five Latin American Universities
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| Title: | Undergraduate Dissertation Problems: An Aggregate Cross-Sectional Analysis from Five Latin American Universities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Boris Christian Herbas-Torrico (ORCID |
| Source: | Studies in Higher Education. 2025 50(4):878-895. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Theses, Research Problems, Educational Resources, Student Characteristics, Supervision, Time to Degree, Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03075079.2024.2359050 |
| ISSN: | 0307-5079 1470-174X |
| Abstract: | Latin America may have higher attrition rates than previously assumed. Many students in Latin America do not graduate on time because they cannot complete the traditional undergraduate dissertation. This paper examines the factors contributing to delayed graduation for a context-specific variable: dissertation problems. We designed a questionnaire survey based on multi-item scales and surveyed 480 university students from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. Aggregate-cross-sectional data and multilevel structural equation modeling show that institutional assistance and supervision quality [personal problems] reduce [increase] dissertation problems. These results may enable university authorities to identify undergraduate students with dissertation problems and thus improve their strategies for reducing attrition rates. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1498232 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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