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Ivory Tower Blues : A University System in Crisis /
"In this book, James E. Cote and Anton L. Allahar provide a frank account of the contemporary Canadian university, drawing on their own research and personal experiences as well as conversations with students, counsellors, professors, administrators, educational researchers, and policy-makers p...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "In this book, James E. Cote and Anton L. Allahar provide a frank account of the contemporary Canadian university, drawing on their own research and personal experiences as well as conversations with students, counsellors, professors, administrators, educational researchers, and policy-makers past and present. The authors also examine educational and employment statistics and various academic studies and administrative records, which raise important concerns about the social and economic implications of 'credentialism' and increased post-secondary education participation. Challenging official reports and accepted wisdom, the authors argue that many students have been falsely promised, hampered by insufficient preparation at the secondary school level, and indulged in a variety of ways that set them up for failure and disappointment, either in university or as they make their way into the workplace." "Timely and controversial, Ivory Tower Blues is essential reading for students, parents, educators, policy-makers, and indeed anyone with a stake in our current education systems."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781442685505 |