Preparing for the 21st century : the education imperative / National Academy of Sciences ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

National Academy of Engineering.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

National Research Council (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--Research--United States.

Science.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.

Mathematics.

Technological innovations.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Preparing for the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : National Academy of Sciences, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""THE EDUCATION IMPERATIVE""; ""Background""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""K-12 EDUCATION SHOULD BE BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS""; ""UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION SHOULD INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY""; ""GRADUATE EDUCATION SHOULD FOCUS ON STUDENT NEEDS""; ""CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRES MORE COHERENCE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

567838315