Endangering Prosperity : A Global View of the American School /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943- (Autor), Woessmann, Ludger (Autor), Peterson, Paul E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public schools > Public opinion.
Education > Public opinion.
Education > Economic aspects.
Education and globalization.
Education > Aims and objectives.
Economic development > Effect of education on.
Comparative education.
Academic achievement > Economic aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
EDUCATION > History.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
Éducation et mondialisation.
Éducation comparee.
Developpement economique > Effets de l'education sur.
Éducation > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
Public schools > United States > Public opinion.
Education > United States > Public opinion.
United States.
Electronic books.
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.

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