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Author:

Stross, Randall E., author.

Title:

A practical education : why liberal arts majors make great employees / Randall Stross.

Publisher:

Redwood Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

viii, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Stanford University--Employment.--Employment.
Stanford University.
Education, Humanistic--United States.
College graduates--Employment--United States.
Employee selection--United States.
College majors--United States.
College graduates--Employment.
College majors.
Education, Humanistic.
Employee selection.
Universities and colleges--Employment.--Employment.
United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The major decision -- The new education -- Naturally curious -- Proper proportion -- A foot in the door -- Engineering success -- The different perspective -- A general understanding -- Underrepresented -- Normal -- Interesting things happen -- A mania for testing -- The strength of weak ties -- The shiny new thing -- First gen -- The art of living -- Bilingual -- A history of the future -- Do-over -- Liberal education is vocational.

ISBN:

080479748X
9780804797481

OCLC:

(OCoLC)978554704

LCCN:

2017022289

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)