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Education for Society examines why education systems can appear successful-through rankings, licensure pass rates, accreditation, and awards-while societies continue to struggle with weak institutions, ethical failure, and stalled social progress. Rather than blaming teachers, students, or culture, the book shifts attention to system design: how purpose becomes abstract, how metrics redefine success, and how processes replace responsibility. Drawing from higher education, governance, and professional formation, the book introduces the Education-Metric-Process-Society Misalignment Model, explaining how well-intentioned tools meant to assure quality gradually disconnect education from its societal role. It argues that education's true client is not the student alone, but society itself-and that graduates who later govern, manage, and lead carry the imprint of their formation. Written in a clear, analytical voice, the book challenges conventional notions of educational excellence without rejecting standards or accountability. Instead, it calls for restoring alignment between performance and purpose, asking a foundational question often left unexamined: If education is working, why isn't society improving? This book is intended for educators, policymakers, institutional leaders, and anyone concerned with the long-term consequences of how education defines success.

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