Billitteri, T. J. (2009, November 20). The Value of a College Education. CQ Researcher, 19, 981-1004. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/ By the title of this article you would assume that the author, Thomas Billitteri, stands on one side of the fence on this issue, a strongly pro-college side which goes along with all the people that think you need an education to be successful. After a strong analysis of this paper this is not the case, for he does show a strong view and stats for a college education while providing an equally sturdy case for partial or no schooling at all. In 2009, Billitteri states, “…many young …show more content…
Both authors discus the need for [global] education and why it is important in today’s world. For my essay I will be integrating this into the end by showing what the long term effects of going to higher education, specifically 4 year institutions, does for the individual and the work force. These authors also help by providing a chart that, “…outlines the values, knowledge, skills, and opportunities…” (p.25) Bista and Saleh also will broaden my reliability for they talk about things on a global scale and both authors hold important college degrees in the view of education, one even being a doctorate. Tying in with multiple pro-college articles in my paper, it strongly ties together Danny R. Kelly’s article which talks about success after graduation.
Kelley, D. R. (2008). Leadership Development Through The Fraternity Experience And The Relationship To Career Success After Graduation. Retrieved From: Oracle: The Research Journal Of The Association Of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 3(1), …show more content…
Most people in this day and age will tell you that you need an education to get a good paying job, even though that has been disproven by many hard working people. No you do not need an education to be successful, although yes, education makes it much easier to achieve. So what in education gives people this leg up on the competition and allows for them to thrive in the working world? To find that answer we must look deep into what do people get out of schooling. Higher education, no matter where it is received, progresses the knowledge and forms the ethics that are important for people to have as they appear in our working world to push our labor forces to their full