Is College Worth It?: Class and the Myth of the College Premium

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Richard Ohmann (Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language, Emeritus) Ira Shor

Is College Worth It?

Class and the Myth of the College Premium

Richard Ohmann (Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language, Emeritus), Ira Shor

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Johns Hopkins University Press
11 June 2024

Schools; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Critical University Studies

Ohmann and Shor's erudite analysis challenges conventional wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on the true meaning and worth of a college education.

By: Richard Ohmann (Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language Emeritus), Ira Shor
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781421448800
ISBN 10: 1421448807
Series: Critical University Studies
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"A Note on the Making of This Book Preface. ""Beauty of an Implied Collaboration,"" or How Dick Ohmann and I Made This Book Ira Shor Introduction. The Myth of the College Premium and Other Truisms of American Culture Jeffrey J. Williams Chapter 1. The Costs and Benefits of College Education Chapter 2. Does Going to College Raise Lifetime Earnings? Chapter 3. What Makes People ""Well-Off""—or Not? Chapter 4. Education for Jobs and Careers Chapter 5. The Payoff of College Education for the United States Chapter 6. At the End of the College Rainbow Ira Shor Notes Index"

The late Richard Ohmann was an American literary critic and professor of English at Wesleyan University. Ira Shor is emeritus professor of English and urban education at the City University of New York.