FACTORS INFLUENCING 12TH GRADE STUDENT’S DECISIONS TO CHOOSE THE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, HUE UNIVERSITY IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE
Vol. 130 No. 5B (2021), Original Article
Vol. 130 No. 5B (2021)

FACTORS INFLUENCING 12TH GRADE STUDENT’S DECISIONS TO CHOOSE THE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, HUE UNIVERSITY IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE

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https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijed.v130i5B.6293
Published 2021-06-29
Tong Viet Bao Hoang
Trường Đại học Kinh tế Huế
Le Thi Phuong Thao
Trường Đại học Kinh tế Huế
Truong Thi Ngoc Anh
Trường Đại học Kinh tế Huế
Le Thi Phuong Thanh
Trường Đại học Kinh tế Huế
Hoang Viet Hanh Nguyen
Trường Đại học Kinh tế Huế
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Keywords

12th grade students
factors influencing decisions
University of Economics

Abstract

This study examines factors influencing decisions to choose the University of Economics, Hue University among 12th grade students in Thua Thien Hue Province. The quota sampling technique is applied to collect 200 students  enrolled in the University of Economics, Hue University.  Research results of multiple linear regression models show that university characteristics, employability potential offered by the major, reference groups, communication activities, and personal characteristics of students are five factors affecting 12th grade students' choice of the University of Economic, Hue University.

https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijed.v130i5B.6293
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