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Considering University 2-Book Bundle

Dream Factories / What to Consider If You're Considering University

by (author) Ken S. Coates & Bill Morrison

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
May 2016
Category
General, Higher
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459736641
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering university. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.

Includes:
Dream Factories
The “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Professors Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the “good job,” and the role that universities have played in the disconnect between career fantasies and realities.

What to Consider If You're Considering University
If you listen to the general chatter from parents, guidance counsellors, and politicians, you would think that going to university is the only option that ensures future success. That's no longer true. This book is designed to help anyone under thirty make the best possible educational and career choices.

About the authors

Ken S. Coates was raised in Whitehorse and has a long-standing interest in northern themes. Titles include Canada’s Colonies, The Sinking of the Princess Sophia, The Modern North, North to Alaska (on the building of the Alaska Highway) and many academic books. He has worked on north-centred television documentaries and served as a consultant to northern governments and organizations. He is currently Professor of History and Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo.

Ken S. Coates' profile page

A graduate of McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario, BILL MORRISON worked from 1969 to 2010 as a university professor and administrator in Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia and as a visiting professor in the United States. He has published fourteen books, twelve of them in collaboration with Kenneth Coates.

Bill Morrison's profile page