Causes of Dropping out the Program of Music and Art at the Faculty of Music

The students of the Baccalaureate Program of Music and Art at the Music Faculty shows a significant population decline during the first semester, so it was necessary to obtain information to understand the behavior, because there is no formal study to determine the causes of student dropouts; thus the aim of this study is to identify what are the reasons for students dropping out of the program, to provide a diagnosis to extent possible and analyze the situation to generate strategies to rectify these variables to achieve completion of the program. This study is an exploratory diagnostic research with a quantitative perspective; a questionnaire was used as instrument, made for academic research done on abandonment and desertion. In conclusion the study shows that the main causes of dropout are a set of interrelated variables that show a complex cultural and socioeconomic phenomenon that reflects the general feeling in our society

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