The Education Gospel: The Economic Power of Schooling

by W. Norton Grubb and Marvin Lazerson

Book Overview

Reveals the allure, and the fallacy, of the long-standing American faith that more schooling for more people is the remedy for all of our social and economic problems - and that the central purpose of education is workplace preparation. This book presents the history of the gospel of education.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674015371
• ISBN13: 9780674015371
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"