Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Seneca Vaught

Is College a Lousy Investment?

Negotiating the Hidden Costs of Higher Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 175g
• ISBN-13: 9781475833980
• ISBN-10: 1475833989
• Artikelnr.: 49442189

Autorenporträt

Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah is an education director of workforce development in Buffalo, New York. She also is an adjunct professor in the sociology department at Niagara University. Seneca Vaught is an associate professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State University who combines his expertise in policy, teaching, and social entrepreneurship to address contemporary problems.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Why does College
Cost So Much? The High Price of Higher Learning Chapter 2: What happens
when you Major for Money? The Guild vs. (Inter) Disciplinary Mentality
Chapter 3: Why are American Universities So Expensive? Getting What You Pay
For Chapter 4: Who Pays the Most for College? At the Heart of Inequality
Chapter 5: What is Your College Education Worth? The Danger of Investment
Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning Chapter 6: Why it's Important to
Invest in Yourself? Strategies for Success when the College Bubble Bursts
Conclusion Bibliography About the Authors