Ken Coates: 20 books
Anti-Natalism
Rejectionist Philosophy from Buddhism to Benatar
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Every birth brings with it pain, suffering and death. Are life's joys and pleasures worth its costs? This book examines a set of perspectives - religious, philosophical, and literary - which find human existence deeply flawed and unacceptable. Its modern expression by philosophers Benatar and Zapffe as anti-natalism needs to be taken seriously in our choice whether to procreate or not.
#IdleNoMore
and the Remaking of Canada
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2015
Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched by four women in Saskatchewan in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill, the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters took to the streets, shopping...
Dream Factories
Why Universities Won't Solve the Youth Jobs Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2016
Two professors look at the mystique around universities and the consequences of “credentialism.”
For decades, we have promoted the idea that a university degree is a passport to future career success. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison argue that the over-promotion of higher education and university...
Campus Confidential
100 startling things you don't know about Canadian universities (Second Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
In 2011, the first edition of Campus Confidential sparked a lively debate about what is really going on inside our colleges and universities. The media and readers alike welcomed this readable, honest book. University authorities didn't. They took the authors to task for spilling the beans. In this...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case. For some students, it's still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely...
What to Consider If You're Considering University
New Rules for Education and Employment
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market.
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are...
Considering University 2-Book Bundle
Dream Factories / What to Consider If You're Considering University
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering university. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.
Includes:
Dream Factories
The “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment...
Considering College 2-Book Bundle
Dream Factories / What to Consider If You're Considering College
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering college. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.
Includes:
Dream Factories
The “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many college graduates face unemployment...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more...
Canada's Colonies
A History of the Yukon and Northwest Territories
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Furs, gold, whales, oil--the reason for going north has always been to empty the treasure house. The northern territories are vast and sparsely populated, so southern Canadians have been content to consider the North a colony, not a true part of Canada.
Since the first British naval expeditions...
What to Consider If You're Considering College
New Rules for Education and Employment
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Going to college used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case. For some students, it's still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely...
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