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The case against education : why the education system is a waste of time and money / Bryan Caplan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education.
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- United States.
- Educational sociology--United States.
- Educational sociology.
- Education--United States--Finance.
- Finance.
- Vocational education--United States.
- Vocational education.
- Labor supply--Effect of education on--United States.
- Labor supply.
- Labor supply--Effect of education on.
- Education--Finance.
- EDUCATION / Higher.
- EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
- Local Subjects:
- EDUCATION / Higher.
- EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- Despite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrativeeducation is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformityin other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The magic of education
- The puzzle is real : the ubiquity of useless education
- The puzzle is real : the handsome rewards of useless education
- The signs of signaling : in case you're still not convinced
- Who cares if it's signaling? : the selfish return to education
- We care if it's signaling : the social return to education
- The white elephant in the room : we need lots less education
- 1 > 0 : we need more vocational education
- Nourishing mother : is education good for the soul?
- Five chats on education and enlightenment
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-380) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780691174655
- 0691174652
- OCLC:
- 1011544412
- Publisher Number:
- 99975761281
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