Lower ed: the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy
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"Drawing on more than one hundred interviews with students, employees, executives, and activists, Lower ed tells the story of the benefits, pitfalls, and real costs of the expansion of for-profit education. Now with a new foreword by Stephanie Kelton ... this ... book cuts to the very core of our nation's broken social contracts and the challenges we face in our divided, unequal society"--Page [4] of cover.
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McMillan Cottom, T. (2018). Lower ed: the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy. Paperback edition. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McMillan Cottom, Tressie. 2018. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McMillan Cottom, Tressie, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy. The New Press, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)McMillan Cottom, Tressie. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy. Paperback edition. The New Press, 2018.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / by Stephen Kelton -- Introduction : the education gospel -- The real -- The beauty college and the technical college -- Jesus is my backup plan -- When higher education makes cents -- Where credit is due -- Credentials, jobs, and the new economy -- Epilogue. | |
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