Ivory tower blues : a university system in crisis / James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2008Description: 251 páginas : IlustracionesContent type: texto Media type: computadora Carrier type: recurso en líneaISBN: 9780802091819; 9780802091826Subject(s): Educación superior -- Canadá | Universidades -- Canadá | Estudiantes universitarios -- Actitudes -- Canadá | Profesores Universitarios -- Actitudes -- CanadáDDC classification: 378.71 Abstract: In this book, James E. Cote and Anton L. Allahar provide a frank account of the contemporary Canadian university, drawing on their own research and personal experiences as well as conversations with students, counsellors, professors, administrators, educational researchers, and policy-makers past and present. The authors also examine educational and employment statistics and various academic studies and administrative records, which raise important concerns about the social and economic implications of 'credentialism' and increased post-secondary education participation. Challenging official reports and accepted wisdom, the authors argue that many students have been falsely promised, hampered by insufficient preparation at the secondary school level, and indulged in a variety of ways that set them up for failure and disappointment, either in university or as they make their way into the workplace." "Timely and controversial, Ivory Tower Blues is essential reading for students, parents, educators, policy-makers, and indeed anyone with a stake in our current education systems.
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In this book, James E. Cote and Anton L. Allahar provide a frank account of the contemporary Canadian university, drawing on their own research and personal experiences as well as conversations with students, counsellors, professors, administrators, educational researchers, and policy-makers past and present. The authors also examine educational and employment statistics and various academic studies and administrative records, which raise important concerns about the social and economic implications of 'credentialism' and increased post-secondary education participation. Challenging official reports and accepted wisdom, the authors argue that many students have been falsely promised, hampered by insufficient preparation at the secondary school level, and indulged in a variety of ways that set them up for failure and disappointment, either in university or as they make their way into the workplace." "Timely and controversial, Ivory Tower Blues is essential reading for students, parents, educators, policy-makers, and indeed anyone with a stake in our current education systems.
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