The case against education [electronic resource]: why the education system is a waste of time and money / Bryan Caplan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]Description: 1 digital resource (xiv, 395 pages) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691174655 (hardback : acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.010973 23
LOC classification:
  • LA217.2 .C36 2018
Contents:
The magic of education -- The puzzle is real : the ubiquity of useless education -- The puzzle is real : the handsome rewards of useless education -- The signs of signaling : in case you're still not convinced -- Who cares if it's signaling? : the selfish return to education -- We care if it's signaling : the social return to education -- The white elephant in the room : we need lots less education -- We need more vocational education -- Nourishing mother : is education good for the soul? -- Five chats on education and enlightenment -- Conclusion -- Technical appendix: Completion probability and student quality.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The magic of education -- The puzzle is real : the ubiquity of useless education -- The puzzle is real : the handsome rewards of useless education -- The signs of signaling : in case you're still not convinced -- Who cares if it's signaling? : the selfish return to education -- We care if it's signaling : the social return to education -- The white elephant in the room : we need lots less education -- We need more vocational education -- Nourishing mother : is education good for the soul? -- Five chats on education and enlightenment -- Conclusion -- Technical appendix: Completion probability and student quality.

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