The education gospel : the economic power of schooling / W. Norton Grubb, Marvin Lazerson.
"In this history of "the gospel of education," W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson reveal the allure, and the fallacy, of a longstanding American faith: that more schooling for more people is the remedy for all our social and economic problems and the central purpose of education is p...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | "In this history of "the gospel of education," W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson reveal the allure, and the fallacy, of a longstanding American faith: that more schooling for more people is the remedy for all our social and economic problems and the central purpose of education is preparation for the workplace."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 322 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674015371 9780674015371 |