Ivory Tower Blues
Subtitle: A University System in Crisis
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: May 26, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780802091826
Subjects: Higher & further education; Education; Education / Teaching; USA; Secondary; Education / Secondary; Public Policy - General; Attitudes; Canada; College teachers; Education, Higher; Universities and colleges
Description: "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."--Jacket.