Lower ed : : the Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the new Economy
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Introduction: The Education Gospel -- 1. The Real -- 2. The Beauty College and the Technical College -- 3. Jesus Is My Backup Plan -- 4. When Higher Education Makes Cents -- 5. Where Credit Is Due -- 6. Credentials, Jobs, and the New Economy -- Epilogue.
"Drawing on her personal experience as a former counselor at two for-profit colleges and interviews with students, senior executives and activists, a renowned sociologist reveals how for-profit schools have become so successful and deciphers the benefits, credentials pitfalls and real costs of a for-profit education,"--NoveList.
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Excellent read if you're interested in learning about inequities in postsecondary education submitted by kcummings315 on July 21, 2020, 10:23am Wonderful ethnographic account of for-profit colleges and postsecondary credentialing,
PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Year Published: 2017
Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781620970607
1620970600
SUBJECTS
For-profit universities and colleges.
Education, Higher -- Economic aspects.