Is College a Lousy Investment?
Negotiating the Hidden Costs of Higher Education
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Parent Participation, Student & Student Life, Higher Education
| Author: | Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Seneca Vaught | ISBN: | 9781475833997 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | February 22, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Seneca Vaught |
| ISBN: | 9781475833997 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | February 22, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
