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020			_a9781595552792
020			_z9781595554222 (eBook)
050	1	4	_aLA 227.4 _bB472i 2013
082	0	0	_a378.73
100	1		_aBennett, William J. _q(William John), _d1943
245	1	0	_aIs college worth it? : _ba former United States Secretary of Education and a liberal arts graduate expose the broken promise of higher education / _cWilliam J. Bennett and David Wilezol.
264		1	_aNashville, Tennessee. : _bThomas Nelson, _c2013
300			_axvi, 278 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-261) and index.
505	0		_aThe truth about college -- The borrowing binge -- Creating a financial monster -- So is it worth it? -- The lower side of higher ed -- With eyes wide-open -- Twelve theoretical scenarios -- Schools worth attending.
520			_aIn this book the author, a former Secretary of Education explores the answer to a critical question: Should we keep sending our kids to college? The American system of higher education comprises some of the best universities, teachers, and students the world has ever seen. Millions of students around the globe want nothing more in their life than to attend an American university. However, many of America's colleges and universities today have serious academic, institutional, and other performance problems, and it is quickly approaching a crisis point, if it is not there already. Despite some excellent colleges and quality programs at many colleges, too much of higher education is wildly expensive. Students often graduate having learned little, or do not graduate at all. They are subjected to all types of non-academic distractions. For these reasons, many students would be better served exploring other educational alternatives. Here the authors 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 for improving higher education so that it better serves students.
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _zUnited States.
650		0	_aUniversities and colleges _zUnited States.
650		0	_aCollege students _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEducational planning _zUnited States.
650		4	_aEducación superior _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aUniversidades _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aEstudiantes universitarios _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aPlanificación educativa _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_a20151200
700	1		_aWilezol, David
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