Is College a Lousy Investment?
Author | : Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781475833997 |
ISBN-13 | : 1475833997 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Download or read book Is College a Lousy Investment? written by Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is College a Lousy Investment?: Negotiating the Hidden Cost of Higher Education discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a college degree. While it is widely believed that attending college guarantees wealth and success, students, concerned parents, and higher education professionals have neglected calculating the full-range of short-term and long-terms costs. Our work illustrates how the promotion of education merely as a commodity come at a high price for the individual and society. We argue how the idea of ‘investment’ can be expanded from a short-sighted view to engage a broader, more holistic rationale for higher education from which students can expect a full return on investment.