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Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education
Walter W. McMahon
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Description for Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education
Hardback. He offers policy options that can enable state and federal governments to increase investment in higher education. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Winner, Best Book in Education, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits has until now been poorly understood. In Higher Learning, Greater Good, leading education economist Walter W. McMahon carefully describes these benefits and suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits. McMahon's research uncovers a major skill deficit and college premium in the United States and other OECD countries due to technical ... Read more
Winner, Best Book in Education, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits has until now been poorly understood. In Higher Learning, Greater Good, leading education economist Walter W. McMahon carefully describes these benefits and suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits. McMahon's research uncovers a major skill deficit and college premium in the United States and other OECD countries due to technical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
747g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890536
SKU
V9780801890536
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About Walter W. McMahon
Walter W. McMahon is emeritus professor of economics and emeritus professor of education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits.
Reviews for Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education
An important contribution that not only provides a diagnosis of the main problems facing US higher education but also offers some solutions.
Times Higher Education Supplement
McMahon has written a serious and important book on the economics of higher education... This book is a must-read for students interested in the economics of higher education and should be included ... Read more
Times Higher Education Supplement
McMahon has written a serious and important book on the economics of higher education... This book is a must-read for students interested in the economics of higher education and should be included ... Read more