The Influence of The Tourism Industry on University Abandonment

Abstract

[eng] The big tourist industry of the Balearic Islands generates hundreds of jobs, being the main economic driving force of this community. The few skills and academic requirements necessary to acquire these jobs, suppose a big opportunity for young people to find work, even while they are studying in the university. Nevertheless, the ease of finding job could influence the fact that the Balearic Islands is one of the communities with the highest abandonment average in Spain, especially in the case of tourism students. Throughout this project, we will try to find the main reasons that motivate students to abandon university, especially in tourism degree, and discover if tourism industry, which is growing year after year, influence or not that incident.