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1 Intro The Trouble with Boys Ross School Ross, 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

2 Girls Rule

3 Higher Education Trends The end of the education pipeline Enrollments Bachelor’s degrees All degrees

4 Male Share of Higher Ed Enroll

5 Male Share of Bachelor’s Degrees

6 Share Bachelor’s Degrees Males Race/Ethnicity

7 Male Share Tertiary Type A OECD

8 Male Share of All Degrees

9 Enrollment Rates for Males

10 Enrollment Rates for Females

11 Educational Attainment of Males 25 to 29

12 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

13 Total Employment

14 Distribution of Employment by Industry

15 Distribution of Goods Producing Employment by Industry

16 Distribution of Service Providing Employment by Industry

17 Distribution of Gov Employment Level

18 Change in Shares of Total Employment by Industry

19 Male share by industry

20 Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder

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22 Changes in Male Income by Education

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24 Changes in Female Income by Education

25 Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder

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29 Seven Principles of Good Practice In Undergraduate Education 1.Encourage student-faculty contact 2.Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students 3.Encourage active learning 4.Give prompt feedback 5.Emphasize time on task 6.Communicate high expectations 7.Respect diverse talents and ways of knowing Source: Chickering and Gamson (1987)

30 Data Sources: 1.Survey of American College Freshmen 2.National Survey of Student Engagement 3.National Freshman Attitudes Survey

31 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

32 Freshmen Men Time Use

33 Exercise or Sports

34 Watching Television

35 Partying

36 Video/Computer Games

37 Freshmen Women Time Use

38 Student Clubs/Groups

39 Household/Childcare Duties

40 Volunteer Work

41 Studying/Homework

42 Felt Overwhelmed

43 Life Objectives

44 Activities During Past Year

45 Reasons for Attending College

46 Reasons for Attending This College

47 Chances Are Very Good

48 Public Policy Issue Choices

49 Self Assessment

50 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

51 Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice (NSSE) 1.Level of academic challenge 2.Active and collaborative learning 3.Enriching educational experiences 4.Student-faculty interaction 5.Supportive campus environment

52 Level of Academic Challenge- Freshmen

53 Level of Academic Challenge- Seniors

54 Active & Collaborative Learning- Freshmen

55 Active & Collaborative Learning- Seniors

56 Enriching Educational Experiences- Freshmen

57 Enriching Educational Experiences- Seniors

58 Student-Faculty Interaction- Freshmen

59 Student-Faculty Interaction-Seniors

60 Supportive Campus Environment- Freshmen

61 Supportive Campus Environment- Seniors

62 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

63 Attitudes 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

64 Attitude Toward Educators

65 Desire to Finish College

66 Intellectual Interests

67 Study Habits

68 Match and Science Confidence

69 Verbal Confidence

70 Career Closure

71 Family Emotional Support

72 Sense of Financial Security

73 Sociability

74 Receptivity to Academic Assistance

75 Receptivity to Career Counseling

76 Receptivity to Social Enrichment

77 Synthesis: 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

78 Coda: Men in Life Marriage Children with fathers Voting Rates Incarceration Suicide

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82 Voting rates educ attain gender & citizens 18 over

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85 Ratio of Suicide Rates

86 Suicide by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

87 www. postsecondary.org www.boysproject.net tom@postsecondary.org Resources Resources:


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