Jerald Goldstein

Wallowing in Mediocrity (eBook, PDF)

Or Rising Above the Dismal State of Education

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Wallowing in Mediocrity: Or Rising Above the Dismal State of Education provides a comprehensive comparative look at educational programs in several key countries across the globe. The myriad advantages of these countries' programs are counterpoised to the many fault lines in education as practiced in the United States. To offset these problematic areas, this book takes a critical look at how the United States could rectify the many problems associated with its system of education, especially concerning inefficient and unsustainable practices at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Examples include the lack of universally-accepted parameters for admission to most schools of higher education; the lack of exit exams from both secondary and post-secondary schools; the illogical repetition of propaedeutic courses the first two years at the university; the misdirection of community colleges, forcing them to make up for the shortfall of too many students not prepared for acceptance to a 4 year university; the shenanigans associated with for-profit schools, which, for the most part, prey on veterans and those seeking a better job through education; and the almost preposterous system in place for students to finance their education. Most of these shortcomings concerning the American educational system are not part and parcel of systems across the globe. For one, the Bologna Process unified degrees among participants, providing a logical means for member states to collaborate and, most important, to provide students the opportunity to transfer from one institution to another without penalty. Several countries do not charge any tuition whatsoever; others have established a fair and logical means for repayment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765182468
• Artikelnr.: 74626445

Autorenporträt

Jerald Goldstein has taught in both university and corporate settings, both in Germany and the United States. He has taught communication, comparative literature, English, and German for several universities, including Rutgers, The New School, NYU, Princeton, and the Johannes-Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I. Wallowing in Mediocrity: The Problem with the US Education
System
Chapter 1. Problems Besetting Both Secondary and Higher Education
Chapter 2. Higher Education: Inefficiency Redefined (An Overview of the
Multifaceted Problems Endemic to the United States)
SECTION II. A Possible Paradigm: Detailed Description of Higher Education
in Select Countries Throughout the World
Chapter 3. How Standards are Implemented in Most Advanced Successful Global
Education Systems: How Advanced Countries in Europe and Asia Provide a More
Meaningful Educational Platform at All Levels, But Especially
Post-Secondary
Chapter 4. How All This Plays Out in Advanced Effective Programs Across the
Globe
SECTION III. Best Practices: How the United States can Emulate Countries
with Effective Programs
Chapter 5. Adopting and Implementing the Best Practices and Methods used in
Effective Educational Programs Across the Globe
Chapter 6. A Meaningful Role for the Community College
Chapter 7. Accommodating Those Interested in Working for Industry and/or
the Government
Chapter 8. Regulating through Meaningful Legislation
Chapter 9. Making College Affordable
SECTION IV. Conclusion: Positive Moments to be Realized in Creating
Meaningful Degrees
Chapter 10. In Retrospect: Creating Meaningful Degrees
Bibliography
About the Author