The Nature of Higher Education


Essay, 2016

11 Pages, Grade: 3.80


Abstract or Introduction

This essay is premised on the supposition that many of the foundational disagreements on the role of higher education in American society can be synthesized into three major themes: whether college education is a privilege or right, whether college education is a predominantly public or private good, and who or what benefits the most from the traditional college education. This essay attempts to outline a coherent conception of education that encompasses three themes and ultimately concludes that education is most effectively and fully to be understood as a largely private privilege for the individual with potentially positive public externalities if of a particular type and distribution. Potential counterarguments and insight into the theoretical shortcomings of considering higher education a public right in its diversity are presented and expounded upon.

Details

Title
The Nature of Higher Education
College
Indiana University  (College of Arts and Sciences - Education Department)
Course
EDUC-U215 Foundations for Undergraduate Success
Grade
3.80
Author
Year
2016
Pages
11
Catalog Number
V371796
ISBN (eBook)
9783668496262
ISBN (Book)
9783668496279
File size
471 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Higher Education, Philosophy of Education, Economics of Education, Education, Technical Education, Liberal Arts, Privilege, Rights, Public Goods, Private Goods, Benefit of Education
Quote paper
Seth Carter (Author), 2016, The Nature of Higher Education, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/371796

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