One of the possible reasons for student dropout, is the attraction of the labor market.
Nowadays, the date of employment does not coincide with the date of graduation, sometimes
the income of those without a degree are higher than those with a degree. In addition,
it may also lead to the interruption of university studies that the students judge
negatively the marketability of their studies, in which case, the appeal of the labor
market is even more prevalent. During our research, we tried to identify the process
of dropout using quantitative and qualitative methods. As a first step, we interviewed
dropped out and 'at risk' students, but in our current analysis, we only processed
those interviews where student work played a significant role in the life of the interviewee
and this affected their dropouts. In addition, during our quantitative research, we
were looking for individuals who had left their higher education studies without graduation
in the last 10 years, and finally we worked with a database of 605 people. Both our
qualitative and quantitative results show that financial reasons dominate during student
employment that make them fall into a vicious circle. The results draw attention to
the fact that working during, or instead of the university is an inevitable point
of analysis for dropping out.
