{"product_id":"the-college-devaluation-crisis-jason-wingard-9781503627536","title":"The College Devaluation Crisis: Market Disruption, Diminishing Roi, and an Alternative Future of Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Employers are stepping in to innovate new approaches to training talent that increasingly operates independently of the higher education sector.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe value proposition of the college degree, long the most guaranteed route to professional preparation for work, is no longer keeping pace with rapidly evolving skill needs that derive from technological advancements impacting today's work force. If the university system does not engage in responsive restructuring, more and more workplaces will bypass them entirely and, instead, identify alternative sources of training that equip learners with competencies to directly meet dynamic needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe College Devaluation Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that employers and other learning and development entities are emerging to innovate new approaches to training talent that, at times, relies on the higher education sector, but increasingly operates independently in order to satisfy talent needs more agilely and effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten primarily for managers, the book focuses on case studies from leading companies, including Google, Ernst \u0026amp; Young, and General Assembly, to illustrate their innovative strategies for talent development across varying levels of individual education, age, and background. The book also addresses professionals on the university side, urging readers to consider the question: Will higher education pivot and adapt, or will it resist change and, therefore, be replaced?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Wingard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503627535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503627536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Business Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Jason Wingard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44065024409855,"sku":"9781503627536","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06df475f-5196-4337-a01b-88fc0946921e.jpg?v=1685398992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-college-devaluation-crisis-jason-wingard-9781503627536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}