eprintid: 4772
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2024-10-03 10:00:58
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Khin, Vannak
creators_id: S5419948
creators_email: v.b.khin@student.rug.nl
title: A Mixed-Methods Study of Educational Persistence among Greek Undergraduate Students in Lesvos, Greece
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This research explores transformational experiences of Greek students studying at the
University of the Aegean in Lesvos. In Greece, national panhellenic exam results determine
what universities students can attend; social pressures and educational expectations factor in
the ultimate selection process, leading students to study in Lesvos under tenuous conceptions
of choice. Through a critical realist lens, this research employs two mixed methods:
semi-structured interviews and survival analysis. Persistence factors are studied to reveal how
islandness can shape student experiences and outcomes. Ultimately, this work argues that
unique spatial and temporal dimensions of studying in an island provide an unexpected
transformative experience for Greek students which can be utilized to strengthen the student
experience. Policy and practice recommendations are formed to address educational
disparities in island universities.
date: 2024
pages: 63
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: RS_IS
tutors_name: Haisma, H.H.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen (Basiseenheid Demografie)
tutors_email: H.H.Haisma@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: higher education
keywords_local: student transitions
keywords_local: persistence
keywords_local: island studies
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-10-01
citation:   Khin, Vannak  (2024) A Mixed-Methods Study of Educational Persistence among Greek Undergraduate Students in Lesvos, Greece.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4772/1/Masters-Thesis-Vannak-Khin.pdf