The Case against Education : Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money /

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Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative--education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodstock, Oxfordshire : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Education > Aims and objectives.
Education > Finance.
Educational sociology.
Labor supply > Effect of education on.
Vocational education.
EDUCATION > Higher.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Marche du travail > Effets de l'education sur > États-Unis.
Sociologie de l'education > États-Unis.
Labor supply > Effect of education on > United States.
Vocational education > United States.
Education > United States > Finance.
Educational sociology > United States.
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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