Cardoso, ElizabeteCassettari, Niccolò2016-06-172016-06-172016-01http://hdl.handle.net/10362/18246Field lab: Nova Student PortfolioSuccess is a controversial concept and the aim of this field lab is to understand the factors and drivers in graduates’ success among Portugal, India and Italy. The following research presents a deep focus on the family background as a key factor. The topic was analyzed following a specific scheme, starting from a literature review in order to support the notion of our research topic, followed by a qualitative analysis through the focus groups method that generated data based on the synergy of the group interaction. The first two steps produced the guidelines to create a questionnaire for the quantitative analysis. Finally the output showed the crucial role of the family background and parental style that contribute always more in all the analyzed culturesengFamily backgroundParental StyleEducation systemSuccessmaster thesis201525542