{"product_id":"the-path-to-equity-9781475871326","title":"The Path to Equity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoplin has been saving students from the damage done by the bait and switch business model of the liberal arts programs for fifty years. The bait promises career preparation and the switch is to teach undergraduates how to be scholars. He demonstrates how the Kingdom of Liberals Arts programs are based on an elitist attitude that is harmful to most undergraduates who value career preparation over love of learning. This elitism leads to increased anxiety for college students and a college completion rate lower than the worst high schools in the U.S. He shows how the elitism does not serve equity and inclusion but does the opposite. He demonstrates that the harm is not just confined to undergraduate education but to many socio-economic conditions in American society. The Kingdom has contributed to a K-12 education system that sends too many students to college and prevents the resources needed for careers without a college education. It shares some of the blame for the lack of skill a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: Bait and Switch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Knowledge Over Know-How\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Flawed Evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Bait Machine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Elitism Revealed \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Ben Franklin is a Petite Bourgeoisie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Dale Carnegie is Not College Material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Student Prince Warning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Hereditary Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: What’s in a Name\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Liberal Arts Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: “Dumbing Down” is Dumb \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Undergraduate Victims \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Commoners Vote with their Feet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: The Anxiety Machine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Career Services Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Experience Credit Ambivalence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Four: Societal Damage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: K-12 Toxicity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Unskilled Citizens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Too Many Thinkers and Not Enough Doers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Equity Denied \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Five: Foundational Changes for Equity and Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Change PhD Education \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Reform Lower Division Coursework \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Treat Undergraduates as the Citizens \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040370688343,"sku":"9781475871326","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475871326.jpg?v=1750946540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-path-to-equity-9781475871326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}