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Why some Fail and others Succeed: Explaining the Academic Performance of PA Undergraduate Students

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  • Pavelea Alina Maria

    (Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania.)

  • Moldovan Octavian

    (Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania.)

Abstract

The current research explores the influence of multiple factors (such as class attendance, previous academic performance, in-class involvement and attention, class schedule, gender and other control variables) on the academic performance of public-administration undergraduate students. The regression models developed based on the academic literature were tested on a sample of 1st-year students (N = 115) enrolled in the Public Administration bachelor program of Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca) in order to explain their performance (grade) in a final examination. Since none of the variables included in the model are self-reported (i.e. classic self-administered questionnaires) we have reduced the potential that social desirability bias could influence our results, thus strengthening the reliability and robustness of our findings.

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  • Pavelea Alina Maria & Moldovan Octavian, 2020. "Why some Fail and others Succeed: Explaining the Academic Performance of PA Undergraduate Students," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 13(1), pages 109-132, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:13:y:2020:i:1:p:109-132:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2020-0005
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