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The Trouble with BoysRoss SchoolRoss, California
August 30, 2010
Tom Mortenson
Senior Scholar
The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
Higher Education Policy Analyst,
Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY
Higher Education Trends
• The end of the education pipeline
• Enrollments
• Bachelor’s degrees
• All degrees
Male Share of Higher Ed Enroll
Male Share of Bachelor’s Degrees
Share Bachelor’s Degrees Males Race/Ethnicity
Male Share Tertiary Type A OECD
Male Share of All Degrees
Enrollment Rates for Males
Enrollment Rates for Females
Educational Attainment of Males 25 to 29
The World of Work
• Total employment
• Employment by broad industrial classification
• Employment in goods-producing industries
• Employment in service-providing industries
• Government employment
• Income by educational attainment for males
• Income by educational attainment for females
Total Employment
Distribution of Employment by Industry
Distribution of Goods Producing Employment by Industry
Distribution of Service Providing Employment by Industry
Distribution of Gov Employment Level
Change in Shares of Total Employment by Industry
Male share by industry
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Changes in Male Income by Education
Changes in Female Income by Education
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
Seven Principles of Good PracticeIn Undergraduate Education
1. Encourage student-faculty contact2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students3. Encourage active learning4. Give prompt feedback5. Emphasize time on task6. Communicate high expectations7. Respect diverse talents and ways of knowing
Source: Chickering and Gamson (1987)
Data Sources:
1. Survey of American College Freshmen2. National Survey of Student Engagement3. National Freshman Attitudes Survey
American College Freshman Survey
• Annual fall survey conducted since 1966• Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA• Nationally representative sample of 4-year college
and university freshmen• Reports male and female data separately
Freshmen Men Time Use
Exercise or Sports
Watching Television
Partying
Video/Computer Games
Freshmen Women Time Use
Student Clubs/Groups
Household/Childcare Duties
Volunteer Work
Studying/Homework
Felt Overwhelmed
Life Objectives
Activities During Past Year
Reasons for Attending College
Reasons for Attending This College
Chances Are Very Good
Public Policy Issue Choices
Self Assessment
National Survey of Student Engagement
• Annual survey conducted since 1998• Indiana University• Various groups surveyed:
College freshmen and seniors
High school seniors
Community college freshmen
Faculty
Canadian universities
• Data custom tabulated by gender • Benchmarks of effective educational practice
Benchmarks of EffectiveEducational Practice (NSSE)
1. Level of academic challenge
2. Active and collaborative learning
3. Enriching educational experiences
4. Student-faculty interaction
5. Supportive campus environment
Level of Academic Challenge-Freshmen
Level of Academic Challenge-Seniors
Active & Collaborative Learning-Freshmen
Active & Collaborative Learning-Seniors
Enriching Educational Experiences-Freshmen
Enriching Educational Experiences-Seniors
Student-Faculty Interaction-Freshmen
Student-Faculty Interaction-Seniors
Supportive Campus Environment-Freshmen
Supportive Campus Environment-Seniors
National Freshman Attitudes Report
• Annual survey of first-year students since 2006• Prepared by Noel-Levitz institutional consultants• Gathers data on motivational characteristics • Arrive on campus highly motivated to graduate• Less well prepared to be successful
Attitudes:
• Desire to finish college• Attitude toward educators• Intellectual interests• Study habits• Math and science confidence• Verbal confidence• Career closure• Family emotional support• Sense of financial security• Sociability• Receptivity to academic assistance• Receptivity to career counseling• Receptivity to social enrichment
Attitude Toward Educators
Desire to Finish College
Intellectual Interests
Study Habits
Match and Science Confidence
Verbal Confidence
Career Closure
Family Emotional Support
Sense of Financial Security
Sociability
Receptivity to Academic Assistance
Receptivity to Career Counseling
Receptivity to Social Enrichment
Synthesis:
• Encourage student-faculty contact• Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students• Encourage active learning• Give prompt feedback• Emphasize time on task• Communicate high expectations• Respect diverse talents and ways of knowing
Coda: Men in Life• Marriage
• Children with fathers
• Voting Rates
• Incarceration
• Suicide
Voting rates educ attain gender & citizens 18 over
Ratio of Suicide Rates
Suicide by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
