Freedom to Fail? The Board's Role in Reducing College Dropout Rates

Autor/in	Jones, Stan
Titel	Freedom to Fail? The Board's Role in Reducing College Dropout Rates
Quelle	In: Trusteeship, 19 (2011) 1, S.20-23 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-1027
Schlagwörter	Dropout Rate; Dropouts; Educational Change; Colleges; Higher Education; Governing Boards; Trustees; Student Educational Objectives; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Time to Degree; Educational Attainment; College Administration; Administrators + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungsreform; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Treuhandanstalt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung
Abstract	According to a report from Lumina Foundation for Education, already over 37 million Americans--or more than 20% of the working adult population--have gone to college but not completed it and obtained a degree. This increased dropout rate reflects a student body that juggles work with academic responsibilities. To govern effectively, boards must recognize this new majority student. Boards can help reduce the dropout rate by enacting policies that equip students to make informed decisions with clear expectations concerning their education. To retain students, boards should consider an approach to governance that reduces the time it takes for a student to graduate, lessens the number of choices, and provides more predictability and structure. Relying on their significant knowledge and experience, and empowered with proven new approaches and practices, trustees can help fully seize the opportunities for this country that overflowing campuses provide, significantly boost college completions, turn the broken dreams of dropouts into the bright futures of graduates, and make America once more the world leader in college attainment. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. 1133 20th Street NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-356-6317; Tel: 202-296-8400; Fax: 202-223-7053; Web site: http://www.agb.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10