{"product_id":"a-practical-education-why-liberal-arts-majors-make-great-employees-paperback","title":"A Practical Education: Why Liberal Arts Majors Make Great Employees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandall Stross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe liberal arts major is often lampooned: lacking in \"skills,\" unqualified for a professional career, underemployed. But studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. Unlike career-focused education, liberal education prepares graduates for anything and everything-and nervous \"fuzzy major\" students, their even more nervous parents, college career center professionals, and prospective employers would do well to embrace liberal arts majors. Just look to Silicon Valley, of all places, to see that liberal arts majors can succeed not in spite of, but because of, their education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Practical Education\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the real-world experiences of graduates with humanities majors, the majors that would seem the least employable in Silicon Valley's engineering-centric workplaces. Drawing on the experiences of Stanford University graduates and using the students' own accounts of their education, job searches, and first work experiences, Randall Stross provides heartening demonstrations of how multi-capable liberal arts graduates are. When given a first opportunity, these majors thrive in work roles that no one would have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStross also weaves the students' stories with the history of Stanford, the rise of professional schools, the longstanding contention between engineering and the liberal arts, the birth of occupational testing, and the popularity of computer science education to trace the evolution in thinking about how to prepare students for professional futures. His unique blend of present and past produces a provocative exploration of how best to utilize the undergraduate years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a time when institutions of higher learning are increasingly called on to justify the tangible merits of the liberal arts, \u003ci\u003eA Practical Education\u003c\/i\u003e reminds readers that the most useful training for an unknowable future is the universal, time-tested preparation of a liberal education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall Stross\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books about Silicon Valley's tech companies and start-up culture, including \u003ci\u003eThe Launch Pad\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003ePlanet Google\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Menlo Park\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eeBoys\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). A liberal arts major himself, he holds a doctorate in modern Chinese history from Stanford University and is Professor of Business at San Jose State University. He wrote the \"Digital Domain\" column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e from 2004 to 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479795265843,"sku":"9781503608221","price":26.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U2Q5ajJCUjVoVmNiNHVoN1VGL0UyZz09.webp?v=1759697965","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-practical-education-why-liberal-arts-majors-make-great-employees-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}