I have pressed themes and problems here, caused I believe by excessive specialization, and compartmentalization, and a resulting anti intellectualism, and ineffectiveness, and ALSO market led corruption;
and come to find that some social scientists had been harping on some of the same topics, in the context of a wider analysis of society, education and the history of education, social stratification, and political and economic power,
back in the late 70s,
with such works as The Credential Society, Randall Collins.
Insights on every page. I had wondered why things were the way they were back then, in some ways, re higher education, how much of it there was, and how many went on into it; seldom reflected on lower levels at school as educational segregation was just ending. The market, once again, a strong player in educational corporations, even public ones.
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