Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

"Compares the performance of American schools with that of other countries against the background of an increasingly globalizing world, introducing new competition for talent, markets, capital, and opportunity, and shows mixed results for U.S. students and recommends areas where American school...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943- (Autor), Peterson, Paul E. (Autor), Woessmann, Ludger (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
Temas:
Education > United States > Public opinion.
Public schools > United States > Public opinion.
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Academic achievement > Economic aspects.
Economic development > Effect of education on.
Comparative education.
Education and globalization.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Éducation > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Développement économique > Effets de l'éducation sur.
Éducation comparée.
Éducation et mondialisation.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
EDUCATION > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Education > Aims and objectives.
Education > Economic aspects.
Education > Public opinion.
Public schools > Public opinion.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Lawrence H. Summers
  • 1. An economic future imperiled
  • 2. Human capital and economic prosperity
  • 3. A global view of U.S. student proficiency rates
  • 4. U.S. advanced performance in global perspective
  • 5. Economic benefits of higher performance
  • 6. A global view of growth in U.S. achievement
  • 7. Substantive concerns and political obstacles
  • Appendixes
  • A. Methodology for comparing U.S. and international performance
  • B. Two measures of reading proficiency.

Ejemplares similares