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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
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Girls Rule
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Higher Education Trends The end of the education pipeline Enrollments Bachelor’s degrees All degrees
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Male Share of Higher Ed Enroll
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Male Share of Bachelor’s Degrees
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Share Bachelor’s Degrees Males Race/Ethnicity
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Male Share Tertiary Type A OECD
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Male Share of All Degrees
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Enrollment Rates for Males
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Enrollment Rates for Females
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Educational Attainment of Males 25 to 29
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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
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Total Employment
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Distribution of Employment by Industry
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Distribution of Goods Producing Employment by Industry
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Distribution of Service Providing Employment by Industry
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Distribution of Gov Employment Level
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Change in Shares of Total Employment by Industry
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Male share by industry
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Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
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Changes in Male Income by Education
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Changes in Female Income by Education
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Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder
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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)
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Data Sources: 1.Survey of American College Freshmen 2.National Survey of Student Engagement 3.National Freshman Attitudes Survey
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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
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Freshmen Men Time Use
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Exercise or Sports
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Watching Television
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Partying
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Video/Computer Games
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Freshmen Women Time Use
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Student Clubs/Groups
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Household/Childcare Duties
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Volunteer Work
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Studying/Homework
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Felt Overwhelmed
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Life Objectives
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Activities During Past Year
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Reasons for Attending College
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Reasons for Attending This College
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Chances Are Very Good
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Public Policy Issue Choices
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Self Assessment
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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
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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
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Level of Academic Challenge- Freshmen
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Level of Academic Challenge- Seniors
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Active & Collaborative Learning- Freshmen
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Active & Collaborative Learning- Seniors
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Enriching Educational Experiences- Freshmen
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Enriching Educational Experiences- Seniors
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Student-Faculty Interaction- Freshmen
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Student-Faculty Interaction-Seniors
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Supportive Campus Environment- Freshmen
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Supportive Campus Environment- Seniors
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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
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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
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Attitude Toward Educators
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Desire to Finish College
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Intellectual Interests
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Study Habits
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Match and Science Confidence
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Verbal Confidence
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Career Closure
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Family Emotional Support
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Sense of Financial Security
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Sociability
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Receptivity to Academic Assistance
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Receptivity to Career Counseling
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Receptivity to Social Enrichment
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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
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Coda: Men in Life Marriage Children with fathers Voting Rates Incarceration Suicide
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Voting rates educ attain gender & citizens 18 over
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Ratio of Suicide Rates
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Suicide by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
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