4년제 대학의 졸업 소요기간에 영향을 미치는 학생과 대학교육 특성 분석

Abstract

Purpose: Concerns about a nation-wide labor loss caused by voluntary graduation delay has been rising. The purpose of this study was to analyze empirically how undergraduate education and its student characteristics affect on duration for graduation in 4-year college. Methodology: Using the 2014GOMS data consisting of 9,676 students from 140 universities, this study analyzed the effects of undergraduate programs and its student characteristics on the duration to complete a bachelor's degree by 2-level hierarchical linear modeling. Findings: First, the students who actively explored their interests prior to entering college took a shorter time to complete their degree than others. Second, based on the basic model analysis, the differences in the duration for graduation were mainly explained by students’ characteristics, but the characteristics of the university are also explained as 6.7%. As a result of the final model analysis, several characteristics were identified as having a positive impact in terms of the duration for graduation: gender(male), humanities and social science major, double major, self-sufficient tuition payment, language training experience, taking off for the civil service exam or similar professional certification exams, job experience during undergraduate study, university location(metropolitan area), and overall employment rate. However, the following characteristics were identified having a negative impact: education major, the reason for selecting a major, GPA, household income, the number of certificates, and the size of college(small, middle). Value: This study suggests that universities must take an active role in offering students more opportunities to explore their interests and career aptitudes at the entry-level and expand consortium with industries so that students can establish a long-term career plan.