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Is college worth it? : class and the myth of the college premium / Richard Ohmann and Ira Shor.

Author/creator Ohmann, Richard M. (Richard Malin), 1931-2021 author.
Other author/creatorShor, Ira, 1945- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
Copyright Notice ©2024
Descriptionxv, 272 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Critical university studies
Critical university studies. ^A1325808
Contents Preface. "Beauty of an implied collaboration," or how Dick Ohmann and I made this book -- Introduction. The myth of the college premium and other truisms of American culture / Jeffrey J. Williams -- The costs and benefits of college education -- Does going to college raise lifetime earnings? -- What makes people "well-off" or not? -- Education for jobs and careers -- The payoff of college education for the United States -- At the end of the college rainbow.
Abstract "This work addresses how the titular question, in and of itself, facilitates the commercialization of higher education"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2023030023
ISBN9781421448800 hardcover
ISBN1421448807 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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