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John H. Pryor Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program Sylvia Hurtado

Political Engagement, College Choice & Skills for a Diverse Workplace: Results from the 2008 CIRP Freshman Survey. Association of American Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting Seattle, WA January 22, 2008. John H. Pryor Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program Sylvia Hurtado

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John H. Pryor Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program Sylvia Hurtado

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  1. Political Engagement, College Choice & Skills for a Diverse Workplace:Results from the 2008 CIRP Freshman Survey Association of American Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting Seattle, WA January 22, 2008 John H. Pryor Director, Cooperative Institutional Research Program Sylvia Hurtado Director, Higher Education Research Institute

  2. CIRP Freshman Survey Project of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA Comprehensive survey of incoming first-time full-time college students 43rd year Over 13 million students Beginning of longitudinal research program for colleges that continues with the YFCY and CSS

  3. 2008 • Administered at • 522 colleges and universities • 328,182 students • “Norms” (high response rates) • 340 colleges and universities • 240,580 students

  4. 2008 Significant Findings • College Choice and Financial Issues • Political Engagement • Skills for a Diverse Workplace • College Readiness • Interest in Engineering • Learning Disabilities • “Green” Initiatives • Internet Use • Drinking Behavior • A Meaningful Philosophy of Life

  5. College Choice and Financial Issues

  6. College Choice

  7. College Choice Gap: 16.5 Gap: 17.1

  8. Financial Influences in College Choice

  9. Multiple Sources Used to Finance College

  10. More students than ever plan to get a job to help pay expenses

  11. Major Concerns About Financing College

  12. Politics

  13. More Students Discussing Politics

  14. More Students Discussing Politics:Election Years

  15. Comparing Boom Generations

  16. Increased Support for Liberal Causes

  17. Increase in Liberal Students

  18. Skills for a Diverse Workplace

  19. Skills for a Diverse Workplace • Employers of college graduates need workplace competencies associated with a diverse world • New item on CIRP surveys: • Pluralistic Orientation

  20. Pluralistic Orientation

  21. Pluralistic Orientation

  22. College Readiness

  23. College Readiness • National Commission on Excellence • 4 yr English • 3 yr Math • 2 yr Foreign Language • 2 yr Physical Science • 2 yr Biological Science • 1 yr History/American Government • 1 yr Art/Music • ½ yr Computer Science

  24. College Readiness • 98.9% History/American Government • 98.5% Math • 97.9% English • 92.9% Foreign Language • 82.3% Art/Music • 61.8% Physical Sciences • 60.8% Computer Science • 49.5% Biological Sciences

  25. College Readiness • Although still low, biological sciences at a high, up 2.7 percentage points from 2006 • Physical sciences also at a high • Racial disparities persist, as it is more likely that White and Asian American students will meet the requirements for college than other students

  26. Further Findings

  27. Interest in Engineering

  28. Increase in Self-Reported Learning Disabilities

  29. Learning Disabled Student’s Anticipation of Needs/Services

  30. Support for “Green” Initiatives

  31. Greater “Green” Initiative Support Among More Liberal Students

  32. Internet Use • 98.8% for Research or Homework • 86.5% Read news sites • 18.9% College website was important factor in determining where to attend

  33. Internet Use • 57.1% Read blogs • 34.5% Have a blog • Female students were more likely to both read blogs and have blogs of their own • Male students slightly more likely to read news sites

  34. Drinking Behaviors

  35. Meaningful Philosophy of Life

  36. Conclusions • Many record highs and lows this year • Financial concerns are manifested in college choice • Political involvement at a high • Beginning to monitor skills for a diverse and interconnected world • Moving towards eliminating disparities in college readiness • Progress in science initiatives

  37. www.heri.ucla.edu www.cirpsurveys.org heri@ucla.edu 310.825.1925

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