Is College a Lousy Investment?
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Is College a Lousy Investment?

Negotiating the Hidden Costs of Higher Education

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eBook - ePub

Is College a Lousy Investment?

Negotiating the Hidden Costs of Higher Education

About this book

Is College a Lousy Investment?: Negotiating the Hidden Cost of Higher Education discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a college degree. While it is widely believed that attending college guarantees wealth and success, students, concerned parents, and higher education professionals have neglected calculating the full-range of short-term and long-terms costs. Our work illustrates how the promotion of education merely as a commodity come at a high price for the individual and society. We argue how the idea of 'investment' can be expanded from a short-sighted view to engage a broader, more holistic rationale for higher education from which students can expect a full return on investment.

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Yes, you can access Is College a Lousy Investment? by Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah,Seneca Vaught in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Why Does College Cost So Much? : The High Price of Higher Learning
  5. 2 What Happens When You Major for Money?: The Guild Mind-set versus an (Inter)Disciplinary Mentality
  6. 3 Why Are American Universities So Expensive?: Getting What You Pay For
  7. 4 Who Pays the Most for College?: At the Heart of Inequality
  8. 5 What Is Your College Education Worth?: The Dangers of Investment Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning
  9. 6 Why Is It Important to Invest in Yourself?: Success Strategies for When the College Bubble Bursts
  10. Conclusion
  11. Bibliography
  12. About the Authors