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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
Educational sociology > United States.
Education > United States > Finance.
Vocational education > United States.
Labor supply > Effect of education on > United States.
Sociologie de l'éducation > États-Unis.
Marché du travail > Effets de l'éducation sur > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Vocational education.
Labor supply > Effect of education on.
Educational sociology.
Education > Finance.
Education > Aims and objectives.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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