Roadmap to Investing in Yourself - The Real Costs of a College Education

Informationen zum Autor By Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught Klappentext The Roadmap to Investing in Yourself, Second Edition addresses concerns posed by students, parents, and advisors about the college experience, focusing on undergraduates. This book debunks many of the popular misconceptions about the costs of college, decisions in what to major in, and socioeconomic disparities of the higher education landscape. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Why Does College Cost So Much? The High Price of Higher Learning Chapter 2: What Happens When You Major for Money? The Guild Mindset versus an (Inter) Disciplinary Mentality Chapter 3: Why Are American Universities So Expensive? Getting What You Pay For Chapter 4: Who Pays the Most for College? At the Heart of Inequality Chapter 5: Why Is It So Easy to Get Loans and So Hard to Repay? The Politics of Loan Forgiveness and Student Success Chapter 6: What is Your College Education Worth? The Danger of Investment Mentalities and Jargon on Higher Learning Chapter 7: Why it's Important to Invest in Yourself: Strategies for Success When the College Bubble Bursts Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix: Workbook Bibliography About the Authors

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• Authors: Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Tara Vaught Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Seneca Vaught
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9781475866124
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6612-4
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Finance, Adult education, continuous learning, Higher & further education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Funding of education & student finance