Education in the Future

Education in the future

Introduction

The end of the first decade of this century cannot be configured as a landmark for United States higher education, but will probably be remembered as the stage in search of indicators that lead to the democratization of access to higher education. Much of the success of the venture will depend on external factors (Levin, 2002). The sector's growth, which is slowing, depends mainly on the performance of the United States economy in the coming years.

Especially in the case of the private sector, this accounts for the majority of enrollments and United States institutions. "If the economy continues well, increase the number of students. Teaching private grows with the economy and begins to expand as other grow. To reach international indices, United States needs to run. According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), United States has only 8% of the population with higher education.

Issues in the Education System

One of the biggest problems to reach this level is the high dropout rate. United States has 47.8% rate of titration, i.e. people who are enrolled and are able to form. Although not far from other countries, as the OECD average is 70%, United States will need a larger effort to expand the index graduates. "United States will have to achieve a net rate of 20% to get form 15% of population," (Maymayer, 2011).

Another obstacle is the difficulty in expanding enrollments in undergraduate classroom. The ostensible growth of recent years should not be repeated. From 1998 to 2003 the average annual growth in enrollment was 15%. From 2004 to 2006 this rate dropped to 8% per year, including students.

Similar estimate makes the study Analysis of Private Higher Education Sector in United States - Trends and Perspectives 2005-2010, drawn up in ...