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"I Would Have Rather Paid for a Class I Wanted to Take": Utilitarian Approaches at a Community College
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Cox, Rebecca D. – Review of Higher Education, 2009
This article examines community-college students' goals within the dominant framing of higher education, in which education serves primarily as preparation for the new economy. Specifically, it explores students' motives for acquiring college credentials and how they apply the principles of utility and efficiency to their pursuit of those…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Community Colleges, Credentials