Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Literature Review #1

(1) Visual.


(2) Citation.

Carnevale, Anthony, and Ban Cheah. “From Hard Times to Better Times.” Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015, files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED558169.pdf.

(3) Summary. Provide a brief summary of the author’s argument or the information the reading presents.

It is hard to summarize this article because of all the specific findings they have found but overall it shows data trends in years following the aftermath of the financial crisis for major specific college education.

(4) Author(s).

Dr. Carnevale is a research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Ban Cheah is a Research Professor and Senior Economist at the Center on the Education and the Workforce.

(5) Key terms. Define at least two key terms or key concepts used in the piece.

Unemployment
Salary
Experienced Workers

(6) Three Quotes.

"Unemployment rates for college graduates are still high but are coming down." (4)

"There is wide variation in the unemployment experience of college graduates in different major fields of study over the recession and recovery" (14)

"The overall wage advantage of college over high school has held up and even increased slightly as the earnings of both college and high school workers have fallen over the recession" (19)

(7) Value.

Provides useful statistics and knowledgeable quotes to help back up my claim.

1 comment:

  1. Good. By the way, just saw an interesting article on the fall of the humanities (and the many boosters who seek to distract us from the fact that it is happening):
    https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Rise-of-Reassurance-Lit/248145

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