Is College Worth It? - A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts

Informationen zum Autor Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America's most influential and respected voices on cultural! political! and educational issues. Host of "The Bill Bennett Show" podcast! he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books! and lives in North Carolina. Klappentext Should people keep sending their kids to college? Bennett and Wilezol assess the problems of American higher education at various levels! from runaway costs to inferior academics to poor graduation rates to political indoctrination! and propose serious reforms and alternative methods. Zusammenfassung For many students! a bachelor's degree is considered the golden ticket to a more financially and intellectually fulfilling life. But the disturbing reality is that debt! unemployment! and politically charged pseudo learning are more likely outcomes for many college students today than full-time employment and time-honored knowledge. This raises the question: is college still worth it? Who is responsible for debt-saddled! undereducated students! and how do future generations of students avoid the same problems? In a time of economic uncertainty! what majors and schools will produce competitive graduates? Is College Worth It? uses personal experience! statistical analysis! and real-world interviews to provide answers to some of the most troubling social and economic problems of our time.

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• Authors: Dr. William Wilezol Bennett, William Bennett, William J. Bennett, William Wilezol Bennett, William/ Wilezol Bennett, BENNETT WILLIAM WILEZOL DAVID, David Wilezol, David Bennett Wilezol
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 07.05.2013, delayed
• EAN: 9781595552792
• ISBN: 978-1-59555-279-2
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; EDUCATION / Home Schooling, RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues, TOPICAL / Christian Interest