Open AccessA Matter of Degrees
Author(s) -
William H. Beaver
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2009.8.2.22
Subject(s) - bachelor , value (mathematics) , sociology , demographic economics , political science , gender studies , economic history , history , law , economics , mathematics , statistics
Americans value few things more than college degrees. Right now, 29 percent of adults over age 25 have a bachelor's or higher. That figure has more than doubled since the 1970s, and many within the educational establishment argue it will have to increase significantly for the United States to remain globally competitive.
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