LEADER 03219oam 2200673I 450 001 9910462235603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-60808-1 010 $a9786613920539 010 $a1-135-92318-3 010 $a0-203-94332-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203943328 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242078 035 $a(EBL)1024730 035 $a(OCoLC)811563570 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711210 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11417247 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711210 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10700096 035 $a(PQKB)11070830 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1024730 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1024730 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10603165 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL392053 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242078 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDoes quality pay? $ebenefits of attending a high-cost, prestigious college /$fLiang Zhang 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in higher education 225 0$aStudies in higher education 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-80336-5 311 $a0-415-97514-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework; Chapter Three: Who Completes at High-Quality Colleges?; Chapter Four: The Economic Effect of College Quality; Chapter Five: Variability in the Economic Effect of College Quality1; Chapter Six: College Quality and Earnings Distribution; Chapter Seven: College Quality and Graduate Education1; Chapter Eight: College Quality and Job Satisfaction; Chapter Nine: Summary and Discussion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aPrevious research has generally shown a very small although statistically significant economic benefit from attending high-quality colleges. This small effect was at odds with what students' college choice and various social theories would seem to suggest. This study sought to reconcile the empirical evidence and theories. The effort was in two directions. First, the economic effect of college quality was expanded from examining only the economic benefit to considering other student outcomes including job satisfaction and graduate degree accomplishment. A new perspective regarding the socia 410 0$aStudies in higher education. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aWages$xCollege graduates$zUnited States 606 $aWages$xEffect of education on$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xEvaluation. 615 0$aWages$xCollege graduates 615 0$aWages$xEffect of education on 676 $a338.4/3378 700 $aZhang$b Liang$f1974-,$0989683 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462235603321 996 $aDoes quality pay$92263543 997 $aUNINA