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2016, Cilt 6, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 163-177 |
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DOI: 10.5961/jhes.2016.153 |
Investigating the Factors that Influence the University Preference: A Countrywide Field Research in Turkey |
Kahraman ÇATI1, Emel İŞTAR2, Hayati ÖZCAN3 |
1Düzce University, Faculty of Management, Department of Management, Düzce, Turkey 2Düzce University, Faculty of Management, Department of Health Management, Düzce, Turkey 3Düzce University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Total Quality Management, Düzce, Turkey |
Keywords: University preference, Respectability, Campus features |
The purpose of the study is to determine the factors that influence students' university preference. In addition, it is aimed to investigate
whether the factors that affect the preferences differ according to demographic variables. The sample of the study comprises of 1112
students who are at the level of preparation to the university entrance exam. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed via
the frequency analysis, t test and the one way variance analysis. As a result of the factor analysis, respectability, opportunities, campus and
sociability were found to be the four main factors that affect students' preference. According to the study results, it was concluded that the
female students rather consider the respectability, the opportunities and the campus features of the universities. It was also revealed that
those who study numeric-related departments at high-school give more importance the opportunity to access the necessary information
at universities. In addition, it was found out that students to prefer the state universities take into account the facilities provided by the
institutions.
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