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The study showed the 65% of students share that idea since they consider to
study a career they dislike affect the performance and a lso, the possibility
to triumph as a professional (Beltrán, Cabrera, Presidente, “Factors that
affect students´ academic success from FLD at UES” questionnaire, 2009).
In this way, family has a significative influence on their decisions. So that
family support constitutes the first step to get a good academic performance
(Vélez, Roa, 2005).
It is a fact, that family’s socio-economic characteristics have influence in
student’s lives, as it is showed in the study wh ich clearly revealed the
mothers` educational level is mostly basic since the 42% of students’
mothers have basic education versus the 39% of students’ fathers. On the
other hand, referring to the parents´ educational level, the study showed
fathers and mothers’ secondary school is in balance with a percentage of
30% and 35% respectively. On the contrary, referring to higher education
the study revealed that students’ fathers’ higher education is superior with a
percentage of 21% in comparison with the mothers’ one, which is the 14%
(Beltrán, Cabrera, Presidente, “Factors that affect students´ academic
success from FLD at UES” questionnaire, 2009).
Based on this finding, it can be conclude that parents´ superior education is
not a determinant aspect to students access to university as some
researchers point out. This situation seems to reflect that family
economic resources are not as good, but this factor has not been an obstacle
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