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dc.contributor.authorSaiti, Anna-
dc.contributor.authorSocratous, Michalis-
dc.contributor.authorEliophotou-Menon, Maria-
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-10T10:36:27Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-10T10:36:27Z-
dc.date.issued2007-01-01-
dc.identifierscopus-34548741880-
dc.identifier.issn00181560-
dc.identifier.other34548741880-
dc.identifier.urihttps://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2332-
dc.description.abstractThe paper presents the findings of a study of the decision-making process which precedes the choice of a university in Greece. Specifically, the degree of rationality exhibited by prospective students is assessed in an attempt to provide a test for the economic approach to the explanation of human behaviour. Information search is used as an indication of rationality and measured through a survey conducted among 220 university students in the academic year 2003/2004. The findings provide weak support for the rationality postulate in that they indicate that more than 40% of respondents could not be classified as information seekers. Logistic regression analysis was used in order to identify characteristics associated with the propensity to engage in information search: high socioeconomic status students, students who perceived the decision as important, and students who had acquired information prior to the choice of a university were found to be more likely to engage in information search. The paper draws attention to the limitations of the economic rational man model of human behaviour and discusses the implications of the findings for the promotional strategy of universities.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHigher Educationen_US
dc.subjectDecision makingen_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.subjectInformation searchen_US
dc.subjectRationalityen_US
dc.subjectUniversity choiceen_US
dc.subjectUniversity promotionen_US
dc.titleRationality, information search and choice in higher education: Evidence from Greeceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10734-006-9019-3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34548741880-
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dc.relation.deptDepartment of Early Childhood Education and Careen_US
dc.relation.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.volume54en_US
dc.relation.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.spage705en_US
dc.identifier.epage721en_US
dc.linkhttps://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34548741880&origin=inward&txGid=e576fbe4ff7abb8639672578c45d6b1een_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of West Attica (UNIWA)en_US
dc.journalsSubscriptionen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.countryGreeceen_US
local.metadatastatusverifieden_US
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item.openairetypeArticle-
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crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Early Childhood Education and Care-
crisitem.author.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-3882-9565-
crisitem.author.parentorgSchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
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