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IT’S THE EDUCONOMY, STUPID
Brandon BusteedExecutive Director
Gallup Education
@brandonbusteed
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A BROKEN LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORK
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STANDARDIZED TESTS, BUT NO ENTREPRENEURS
Negative correlation between PISA and GEM scores
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High School GPA, Rank In Class
SAT, ACT
INPUTS OUTPUTS
GPA, Rank In Class Retention Rates,
Degree Attainment Gainful Employment And maybe…
- CLA, etc.
CURRENT EDUCATION MEASURES INSUFFICIENT
Hope is a stronger predictor of college success than SAT and GPA.
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WHAT IS THE
ULTIMATEOUTCOME OF AN EDUCATION
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WHAT DOES A ‘GREAT LIFE’ LOOK LIKE?Purpose Social Financial
CommunityPhysical
How you occupy your time; liking
what you do each day
Managing your economic life to
reduce stress and increase security
Relationships and love in your life
Good health and enough energy to
get things done daily
Engagement and involvement in the area where you live
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WELL-BEING MATTERS TO ORGANIZATIONS
$9,370
$7,457$6,361
$5,387$4,570
$3,539
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
None One Two Three Four FiveNumber of Elements Thriving at Baseline (2010)
Annual Health-Related Cost to Employer(Disease Burden and Unhealthy Days)
Total
Age: 44 and younger
Age: 45 and older
Controlling for demographic differences at baseline (2010)
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Opportunities to learn and grow
Progress in last six months
I have a best friend at work
Coworkers committed to quality
Mission/Purpose of company
At work, my opinions seem to count
Someone encourages my development
Supervisor/Someone at work cares
Recognition last seven days
Do what I do best every day
BASIC NEEDS
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION
TEAMWORK
GROWTH
I have materials and equipment
I know what is expected of me at work
WHAT DOES A ‘GREAT JOB’ LOOK LIKE?
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ENGAGEMENT MATTERS TO ORGANIZATIONS
-37%
-25%
-49% -49%
-60%
12%18% 16%
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Difference between top and bottom engagement quartiles
Turnover
Absen-teeism
SafetyIncidents
Customer Productivity Profitability
High-Turnover
Orgs.
Low-Turnover
Orgs.Quality
(Defects)
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A STRENGTHS FOCUS
18%
40%22%
1%
52%
57%
33%
38%
30%2%
45%61%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Engaged
Not Engaged
ActivelyDisengaged
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NEARLY HALF OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATIONS…
45.3%
42.9%
42.2%
41%41%42%42%43%43%44%44%45%45%46%46%
2011 2012 2013
I plan to start my own business.
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…BUT FEW STUDENTS WORKING, INTERNING, OR HAVE OWN BUSINESS
4.6%3.1%
17.1%
0%2%4%6%8%
10%12%14%16%18%
Are you currentlyinterning with alocal business?
Do you run yourown business now?
Worked one houror more at a paying
job last week
% Yes
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WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOL IS REAL WORK…
21st century skills predict work success
• “Worked on a long-term project that took several classes to complete” (28% HS vs. 50% college)
• “Used what you were learning about to developsolutions to real-worldproblems in your community or in the world” (22% vs. 27%)
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…AND CARING
Teacher support positively correlated with 21st century skill exposure
‘Teachers cared about my problems and feelings’
‘Teachers knew about my hopes and dreams’
23% of high school grads vs.
16% of college grads
18% of high school grads vs.
11% of college grads
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DEMAND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IS HIGH…
95%say it is very important to somewhat important to have a certificate or degree beyond high school
41%of Americans, in the last 12 months, have thought about going back to get a certificate or degree
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…BUT QUALITY IS IN QUESTION…
say U.S. higher education is the same or worse than higher education in other countries
HALF (46%)
58% say U.S. higher education is the same or worse than it’s been in the past
% strongly agree
Traditional colleges and universities offer high-quality education
29%
Community colleges offer high-quality education
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…AND QUALITY IS DEFINED BY A GOOD JOB
AMERICANS: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/Lumina poll)
To Get a Good Job 67%
Top reasons FRESHMEN cite for going to college (UCLA CIRP) To Get a Good Job 88%
PARENTS OF 5TH-12TH GRADERS: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/IHE poll)
To Get a Good Job 38%
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IN THE FUTURE: GOOD JOBS ‘COLLEGE’
Parents of 5th-12th graders
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GALLUP-PURDUE INDEXGREAT JOBS AND GREAT LIVES
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IT’S NOT WHERE YOU GO…
No Difference in Workplace
Engagement or Well-being of
Graduates Between:
Public vs. private non-profits
Highly selective institutions and rest
Top 100 ranked schools in US News & World Report and rest
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IT’S HOW YOU DO IT…
Graduates who were “emotionally supported”
as likely to be THRIVING in their well-being3x
during college have more than
double the odds of being ENGAGED in their work and nearly
– “At least one professor who made me excited about learning”
– “Professors cared about me as a person”
– “A mentor who encouraged my hopes and dreams”
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IT’S HOW YOU DO IT…
– “Long-term project taking a semester or more to complete”
– “Internship or job where applied learning”
– “Extremely involved in extra-curricular activities & organizations”
Graduates who had have more than“experiential and deep learning”
doublemore are thriving (13% vs. 10%)
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