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How to help women online learners to succeed.
Women are the clear majority of students taking college courses online, but they're less likely than men to succeed. Work and family constraints that channel women into online programs also make it harder for them to finish. Unfamiliar technology and lack of community add to their challenge.
Colleges can help students succeed online. Participants at the NASPA/ACPA annual conference in Orlando in April learned how from two presenters: Dr. Ivan L. Harrell II, coordinator of student services at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond VA, and Dr. Marguerite M. McClinton, director of the Elrod Commons and campus activities at Washington and Lee University ...
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