The Education Gospel The Economic Power of Schooling |
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| Author:
| Grubb, W. Norton
Lazerson, Marvin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03798-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $32.00USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In this hard-hitting history of "the gospel of education," W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson reveal the allure, and the fallacy, of the longstanding American faith that more schooling for more people is the remedy for all our social and economic problems--and that the central purpose of education is workplace preparation.
In this hard-hitting history of "the gospel of education," W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson reveal the allure, and the fallacy, of the longstanding American faith that more schooling for more people is the remedy for all our social and economic problems--and that the central purpose of education is workplace preparation.