![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life](/sites/dl/free/0072355220/title/Lauer_sm.jpg) Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e Robert H. Lauer,
U.S. International University Jeanette C. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Education
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1Know the purposes of education. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 2Discuss the levels of educational attainment and the payoff of that attainment for Americans. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 3Explain how inequalities, the lack of expected payoff, and mediocrity make education a problem. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 4Understand how social institutions, the organization of education, and certain attitudes and values contribute to the problems of education. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 5Suggest some ways to deal with the problems of education. |
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