Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy
(Adult Book)
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Published
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Format
Adult Book
ISBN
1620970600, 9781620970607 :
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Non-Fiction (Adult) - Non-Fiction Shelves
378.73 C68 2017
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378.73 C68 2017
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Published
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Language
English
ISBN
1620970600, 9781620970607 :
Notes
General Note
"Distributed by Perseus Distribution"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-217) and index.
Description
"More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit colleges, from the small family-run operations to the behemoths brandished on billboards, subway ads, and late-night commercials. These schools have been around just as long as their bucolic not-for-profit counterparts, yet shockingly little is known about why they have expanded so rapidly in recent yearsduring the so-called Wall Street era of for-profit colleges. In Lower Ed Tressie McMillan Cottoma bold and rising public scholar, herself once a recruiter at two for-profit collegesexpertly parses the fraught dynamics of this big-money industry to show precisely how it is part and parcel of the growing inequality plaguing the country today. McMillan Cottom discloses the shrewd recruitment and marketing strategies that these schools deploy and explains how, despite the well-documented predatory practices of some and the campus closings of others, ending for-profit colleges wont end the vulnerabilities that made them the fastest growing sector of higher education at the turn of the twenty-first century. And she doesnt stop there. With sharp insight and deliberate acumen, McMillan Cottom delivers a comprehensive view of postsecondary for-profit education by illuminating the experiences of the everyday people behind the shareholder earnings, congressional battles, and student debt disasters. The relatable human stories in Lower Edfrom mothers struggling to pay for beauty school to working class guys seeking "good jobs" to accomplished professionals pursuing doctoral degreesillustrate that the growth of for-profit colleges is inextricably linked to larger questions of race, gender, work, and the promise of opportunity in America. 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 a for-profit education. It is a story about broken social contracts; about education transforming from a public interest to a private gain; and about all Americans and the challenges we face in our divided, unequal society"--Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cottom, T. M. (2017). Lower ed: the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy . The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cottom, Tressie McMillan. 2017. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cottom, Tressie McMillan. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy The New Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cottom, Tressie McMillan. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-profit Colleges in the New Economy The New Press, 2017.
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