Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• akbar zare shah abadi

Abstract

University is a place of reasoning, learning and teaching of various socio - economic and cultural issues, leading to success and progress of people. Because of these opportunities, the higher education is interesting to young people. This article aims at surveying socio-economic factors influencing inclination towards higher education among students, in order to understand their motives, opinions, values, needs, and ideals for higher education. The method of this research was surveying, and the data was gathered by a questionnaire. Of the 6635 students in the Yazd University during 2001-2002, a sample of 350 were choosen for this study.

Keywords

• Higher education
• Socio - economic status
• Human needs
• Student motivations