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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452649903321

Autore

Hanushek Eric A (Eric Alan), <1943->

Titolo

Endangering prosperity [[electronic resource] ] : a global view of the American school / / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8157-2271-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetersonPaul E

WoessmannLudger

Disciplina

370.973

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

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

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--