1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136405903321

Titolo

AIEE No 46-1927 : AIEE Hard Drawn Aluminum Conductors Physical and Electrical Properties / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : IEEE, , 1927

ISBN

1-5044-0355-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (6 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

536.50287

Soggetti

Temperature measurements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The standards of this section cover the electrical and related properties of standard hard drawn aluminum conductors. The following shall be taken as normal values for standard hard drawn aluminum conductors.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911004895703321

Titolo

Liberty & learning : Milton Friedman's voucher idea at fifty / / edited by Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Cato Institute, 2006

ISBN

9786611905453

9781433701443

1433701448

9781281905451

1281905453

9781933995373

1933995378

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EnlowRobert C

EalyLenore T

Disciplina

379.1/110973

Soggetti

Educational vouchers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Prologue: A Personal Retrospective; Introduction; 1. The Role of Government in Education: Enduring Principles, New Circumstances, and the Question of ''Shelf Life''; 2. Choice, Religion, Community, and Educational Quality; 3. A Culture of Choice; 4. Milton Friedman, Vouchers, and Civic Values; 5. Give Us Liberty and Give Us Depth; 6. Is There Hope for Expanded School Choice?; 7. Free-Market Strategy and Tactics in K-12 Education; 8. A Critique of Pure Friedman: An Empirical Reassessment of ''The Role of Government in Education''

9. Discipline Is the Key to Milton Friedman's Gold Standard for Education Reform10. From Universal to Targeted Vouchers: The Relevance of the Friedmans' Proposals for Developing Countries; Epilogue: School Vouchers Turn 50, But the Fight Is Just Beginning; About the Contributors; About the Editors; Index; Cato Institute

Sommario/riassunto

Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman had the ground-breaking idea to improve public education with school vouchers. By separating government financing of education from government administration of



schools, Friedman argued, "parents at all income levels would have the freedom to choose the schools their children attend.". Liberty & Learning is a collection of essays from the nation's top education experts evaluating the progress of Friedman's innovative idea and reflecting on its merits in the 21st century. The book also contains a special prologue and epilogue by Milton Friedman himself. The cont