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Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--United States--Public opinion.
- Education.
- Public schools--United States--Public opinion.
- Public schools.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education--Economic aspects--United States.
- Academic achievement--Economic aspects.
- Academic achievement.
- Economic development--Effect of education on.
- Economic development.
- Comparative education.
- Education and globalization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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 schools and education should be improved"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Information""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""An Economic Future Imperiled""; ""Human Capital and Economic Prosperity""; ""A Global View of U.S. Student Proficiency Rates""; ""U.S. Advanced Performance in Global Perspective""; ""Economic Benefits of Higher Performance""; ""A Global View of Growth in U.S. Achievement""; ""Substantive Concerns and Political Obstacles""; ""Appendix A: Methodology for Comparing U.S. and International Performance""; ""Appendix B: Two Measures of Reading Proficiency""; ""Notes""
- ""References""""Index""; ""Back Cover""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9780815722717
- 0815722710
- OCLC:
- 852149456
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