Correspondence Course in Bookkeeping 1965: Student Dropout and Motivation Survey

Kuiper, G. from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam collected survey data on participants of a 1965 correspondence course in bookkeeping. The dataset includes motives for dropping out, attitudes towards study, motivation to start, and background variables like occupation, education, and religion. It was last updated on the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling student dropout likelihood based on background variables like occupation and education.
• Analyzing the relationship between study behavior and attitudes towards the course organization.
• Investigating the influence of personal factors like religion and consumption on educational decisions.

Strengths

• Data includes detailed survey constructs such as motives for dropping out and attitudes to study.
• Background variables cover multiple dimensions including occupation, employment, education, and religion.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Kuiper, G., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Sociaal-wetenschappelijk instituut (primary investigator)

Collection Method

Likely contains survey responses from participants of a correspondence course.

Time Range

1965

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 04:12:21; freshness should be verified.