With millions of students returning to school - both K-12 and college - this is a good time to review the intriguing results of some research that Gallup did over the past year, exploring the linkages between education and long-term success in the workplace. That is: What are the things that happen at a college or technical school that, more than anything else, produce "engaged" employees on a fulfilling career track? According to Brandon Busteed, the executive director of Gallup's education division, two things stand out. Successful students had one or more teachers who were mentors and took a real interest in their aspirations, and they had an internship related to what they were learning in school.
"We think it's a big deal" where we go to college, Busteed explained to me. "But we found no difference in terms of type of institution you went to - public, private, selective or not - in long-term outcomes. How you got your college education mattered most." Graduates who told Gallup that they had a professor or professors "who cared about them as a person - or had a mentor who encouraged their goals and dreams and/or had an internship where they applied what they were learning - were twice as likely to be engaged with their work and thriving in their overall well-being," Busteed said. Read full article: http://nyti.ms/1pNeRXD. Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Former Chair, AJL Mentoring Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 Skype: Stephanie.l.gross http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGross "As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates.
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