Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy
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Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy is a sociological examination of how for-profit colleges exploit economic inequality, racial stratification, and credentialism in the contemporary U.S. higher education system.
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Target entity: Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy Context triple: [Tressie McMillan Cottom, notableWork, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy]
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Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education
"Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education" is a book by economist Nancy Folbre that critiques the underfunding and marketization of public universities in the United States and argues for renewed public investment in higher education as a common good.
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The Higher Learning in America
The Higher Learning in America is Thorstein Veblen’s influential critique of U.S. universities, examining how business interests and status-seeking distort academic life and scholarship.
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Disrupting Class
Disrupting Class is a book by Clayton Christensen that applies his theory of disruptive innovation to explain and forecast transformative changes in the education system.
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Consortium on Financing Higher Education
The Consortium on Financing Higher Education is an organization of highly selective, private colleges and universities in the United States that collaborates on issues related to financial aid, affordability, and access to higher education.
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The Crisis in Education
"The Crisis in Education" is an essay by Hannah Arendt that examines the breakdown of traditional educational authority and its implications for modern society.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy Target entity description: Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy is a sociological examination of how for-profit colleges exploit economic inequality, racial stratification, and credentialism in the contemporary U.S. higher education system.
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A.
Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education
"Saving State U: Why We Must Fix Public Higher Education" is a book by economist Nancy Folbre that critiques the underfunding and marketization of public universities in the United States and argues for renewed public investment in higher education as a common good.
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B.
The Higher Learning in America
The Higher Learning in America is Thorstein Veblen’s influential critique of U.S. universities, examining how business interests and status-seeking distort academic life and scholarship.
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C.
Disrupting Class
Disrupting Class is a book by Clayton Christensen that applies his theory of disruptive innovation to explain and forecast transformative changes in the education system.
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D.
Consortium on Financing Higher Education
The Consortium on Financing Higher Education is an organization of highly selective, private colleges and universities in the United States that collaborates on issues related to financial aid, affordability, and access to higher education.
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E.
The Crisis in Education
"The Crisis in Education" is an essay by Hannah Arendt that examines the breakdown of traditional educational authority and its implications for modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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non-fiction book ⓘ sociology book ⓘ |
| analyzes | intersection of race, class, and gender in higher education ⓘ |
| argues |
for-profit colleges are embedded in the new economy
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for-profit colleges profit from social inequality ⓘ |
| author | Tressie McMillan Cottom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
market-based approaches to higher education
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neoliberal education policy ⓘ |
| discusses |
federal financial aid policies
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student loan system ⓘ workforce development programs ⓘ |
| examines |
how for-profit colleges recruit marginalized students
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labor market insecurity ⓘ regulation of for-profit colleges ⓘ student debt ⓘ |
| field | sociology of education ⓘ |
| focusesOn | contemporary U.S. higher education system ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
education studies
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social criticism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
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audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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general public
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policy makers ⓘ scholars of education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
credentialism
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economic inequality ⓘ for-profit colleges ⓘ higher education ⓘ racial stratification ⓘ |
| notableFor | conceptualizing for-profit colleges as "Lower Ed" ⓘ |
| placesInContextOf | Great Recession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| timePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| title | Lower Ed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
interviews with staff of for-profit colleges
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interviews with students ⓘ qualitative research ⓘ |
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Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy
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