Educating Inequality: Beyond the Political Myths of Higher Education and the Job Market

Educating Inequality: Beyond the Political Myths of Higher Education and the Job Market

by Robert Samuels
Educating Inequality: Beyond the Political Myths of Higher Education and the Job Market

Educating Inequality: Beyond the Political Myths of Higher Education and the Job Market

by Robert Samuels

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Overview

Politicians and school officials often argue that higher education is the solution to many of our social, and economic problems. Educating Inequality argues that in order to reduce inequality and enhance social mobility, public policies are needed to revamp the financial aid system and increase the number of good jobs. Exploring topics such as the fairness of the current social system, the focus on individual competition in an unequal society, and democracy and capitalism in higher education, this important book seeks to uncover the major myths that shape how people view higher education and its relation to the economy. Looking to models that generate economic mobility and social equality, this book advocates a broader vision for public higher education to promote universal equality and global awareness.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781351619486
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/06/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 182
File size: 532 KB

About the Author

Robert Samuels is a Lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: The Politics of Higher Education

Chapter 2: College and the Myth of the Good Job

Chapter 3: Why Higher Education Reduces Social Mobility

Chapter 4: The Myth of the Fair Meritocracy

Chapter 5: How College Changed Childhood, Education, and Parenting in America

Chapter 6: Training Undemocratic Capitalists

Chapter 7: The Death of the Liberal Classroom

Chapter 8: Will Technology and the Free Market Save Higher Ed and the Job Market?

Conclusion: Educating Equality

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