Issues For College And Reaching Graduation
The word “risk” in financial terms generally refers to the odds of incurring monetary losses from a given endeavor. Businesses think of risk in terms of losses due to theft or liability, and investors research their decisions to ensure that their assets appreciate, rather than reduce in value. Research, planning, and using preventive measures are …
Can you think like an expert? Of course, and you most likely do this already in some ways. In the 1970’s when computers were being developed (and actually before the internet), some studies looked at human memory and problem solving approaches. The most coveted information was on how “experts” in various fields approached problems and …
In it’s January, 2010 Report “Women, Men, And The New Economics Of Marriage,” the Pew Research Center highlighted an important trend in marriage among Americans ages 30-44. While women in the 1970’s gained more economically by marrying, the trend is now reversed: Men are now the ones who have more to gain economically from marriage. …
One element considered by the National Survey of Student Engagement, an annual survey done at 1,300 4-year colleges every year, looks at the type of work that college freshmen and seniors do. The 2008 survey found that first-year students, on average, wrote 92 pages during the academic year, while seniors wrote 146 pages. For freshmen, …
In a 2009 study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the group Public Agenda surveyed college students who did and did not graduate. Part of this study looked at the level of prior guidance and planning that students had before attending college. They study found that the majority of students, especially those who …
Probably the most “taboo” subject about college is what happens when a student begins to fail. We Americans are so obsessed with getting in to college that we lose sight of the ultimate goal of attending college: Graduation. For a sobering view on this, please see how the U.S. compares against the world, and the …