03465nam 2200745 a 450 991077974870332120230803021011.00-8157-2271-0(CKB)2550000001094922(EBL)1224711(OCoLC)852149456(SSID)ssj0000915630(PQKBManifestationID)11506855(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915630(PQKBWorkID)10868693(PQKB)10689712(MiAaPQ)EBC1224711(MdBmJHUP)muse25034(Au-PeEL)EBL1224711(CaPaEBR)ebr10725981(CaONFJC)MIL501834(EXLCZ)99255000000109492220130614d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEndangering prosperity[electronic resource] a global view of the American school /Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger WoessmannWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press20131 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0373-2 1-299-70583-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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"""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.EducationUnited StatesPublic opinionPublic schoolsUnited StatesPublic opinionEducationAims and objectivesUnited StatesEducationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesAcademic achievementEconomic aspectsEconomic developmentEffect of education onComparative educationEducation and globalizationEducationPublic opinion.Public schoolsPublic opinion.EducationAims and objectivesEducationEconomic aspectsAcademic achievementEconomic aspects.Economic developmentEffect of education on.Comparative education.Education and globalization.370.973Hanushek Eric A(Eric Alan),1943-121192Peterson Paul E129802Woessmann Ludger1509384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779748703321Endangering prosperity3863698UNINA