By Carol Howard - EvoLLLution. The recession marked a number of significant changes in the American labor market, but most important was the full-force transition toward a knowledge-based economy. As the recovery began in earnest, many employers began investing more and more into employee training and development, and the already-lucrative corporate education industry became a multi-billion dollar opportunity for education providers across the United States. More...
By Tim Goral. As I read your suggested reforms, I was thinking, “That piece will work, but only if this piece works.” It’s like a puzzle where you don’t get the full picture unless all the pieces are there.
That’s an accurate perception. One reason we’ve seen so much reform without much effect is precisely because people have been trying to focus on one thing, while other factors thwart that progress. It becomes too complicated, there are too many options, things don’t work together very well. More...
By . Universities have a vast array of measures to gauge how successful they are. Most of the measures have a lot to do with prestige and not much to do with the outcomes of their graduates or the quality of the education their students receive. More...
La jeunesse est une priorité de l'action du Gouvernement. Il s'est fixé l'objectif d'élever le niveau de qualification. Pour relever le défi de la réussite étudiante, la loi d'orientation sur l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche permet d'améliorer les conditions de vie des étudiants et d'adopter une offre de formation plus lisible et une nouvelle vision de l'orientation. La présentation d'un Plan national de vie étudiante à la rentrée 2015 renforcera encore les mesures prises en faveur des étudiants. Voir l'article...
This report examines the success of the higher education system to date in securing increased access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and for disabled students, and in driving down the number of students that withdraw early from their studies. It also highlights the findings from a suite of independent research reports that have also been published in July. More...
Record levels of people from lower-income families are now entering higher education. Similarly, the numbers of students with disabilities, and from black or ethnic minority groups, are continuing to increase. However, these groups still underachieve in terms of degree results, progression into further study and graduate-level employment. More...
La Note Flash n°4 de juillet 2015 présente les principaux indicateurs sur le parcours et la réussite des étudiants à l'Université selon les indicateurs de la session 2013.
Cette note de synthèse présente les principaux indicateurs sur le parcours et la réussite des étudiants à l'Université : taux de passage de licence1 en licence 2 et de master 1 en master 2, taux d'obtention de la Licence, du Master et du D.U.T. Elle est accompagnée de la publication de ces indicateurs déclinés par université. Ces informations sont publiées pour la troisième année consécutive. Les résultats de la session 2014 devraient être disponibles au deuxième trimestre 2016. Voir l'article...
Le taux de réussite au bac 2015 est quasiment identique à celui de l’année passée : 87,8 % des candidats ont réussi l’examen, cette année, après les oraux de rattrapage, a annoncé le ministère de l’éducation nationale, samedi 11 juillet. C’est 0,1 point de moins que l’an passé. Voir l'article...
By Beckie Smith. In discussions about what constitutes success in international education, one common thread is particularly prominent. Described variously as “a well-rounded experience”, “broadening horizons” and “an opportunity to grow”, it is now widely acknowledged that international education is a multifaceted experience whose success hinges not only on academic achievement but on a student’s personal development and enjoyment of the experience. More...
By Lucas Fothergill. By your second term you should have university life all sorted, right? Well I didn’t – here are some tips to make it through if you don’t either. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
