Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery
In this famous study, selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the most important social science books of 1971, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Originally published by Praeger in 1970.
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Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery
In this famous study, selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the most important social science books of 1971, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Originally published by Praeger in 1970.
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Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery

Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery

by Ivar Berg
Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery

Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery

by Ivar Berg

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Overview

In this famous study, selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the most important social science books of 1971, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Originally published by Praeger in 1970.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780971242753
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications
Publication date: 01/15/2003
Series: Foundations of Sociology
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 266
Product dimensions: 6.33(w) x 8.04(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ivar Berg, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Percheron Press Edition: The Great Training Robbery: Revisiting the Science Chapter 1. Educational Commitments: An Overview Chapter 2. Education in Economic Perspective Chapter 3. Job Requirements and Educational Achievement Chapter 4. Demographic and Managerial Requirements Chapter 5. Educational Achievements and Worker Performance Chapter 6. Educational Achievements and Job-Related Attitudes Chapter 7. The Blue-Collar Worker: A Special Case Chapter 8. Education and Public Service Chapter 9. The Great Training Robbery Index
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