Delivery included to the United States

The Case Against Education

The Case Against Education Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

Paperback edition

Paperback (02 Aug 2019)

Save $1.42

  • RRP $24.19
  • $22.77
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within two working days

Other formats & editions

New
Hardback (13 Feb 2018) RRP $33.62 $30.53

Publisher's Synopsis

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education

Despite being immensely popular-and immensely lucrative-education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being "good for the soul" must yield to careful research and common sense-The Case against Education points the way.

About the Publisher

Princeton University Press

We seek to publish the innovative works of the greatest minds in academia, from the most respected senior scholar to the extraordinarily promising graduate student, in each of the disciplines in which we publish. The Press consciously acquires a collection of titles--a coherent "list" of books--in each discipline, providing focus, continuity, and a basis for the development of future publications.

Book information

ISBN: 9780691196459
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback edition
DEWEY: 370.973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 424
Weight: 402g
Height: 134mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 30mm