06091nam 2200877Ia 450 991082109250332120200520144314.0978111866044711186604479781118680704111868070797811186604781118660471(CKB)2550000001106858(EBL)1315642(SSID)ssj0000950972(PQKBManifestationID)11577455(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950972(PQKBWorkID)10881640(PQKB)11345404(DLC) 2013008870(Au-PeEL)EBL1315642(CaPaEBR)ebr10740142(CaONFJC)MIL507228(OCoLC)829099216(CaSebORM)9781118660447(MiAaPQ)EBC1315642(OCoLC)878078164(OCoLC)ocn878078164(EXLCZ)99255000000110685820130301d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe U.S. technology skills gap what every technology executive must know to save America's future /Gary J. Beach1st editionHoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons, Inc.[2013]1 online resource (338 p.)CIO seriesDescription based upon print version of record.9781118477991 1118477995 9781299759770 1299759777 Includes bibliographical references and index.The U.S.Technology Skills Gap; Contents; CIOs Speak; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One How Did We Get Here?; Chapter 1 1941: The Subject We Love to Hate; Math? Not for Me!; "Minimize the Effect of Schooling"; Young Adults with IQ's of Eight-Year-Old's; The Fall Continues; President Roosevelt Understands Science; An Opportunity Lost; Americans Still Hate Math and Science; Notes; Chapter 2 1945: Operation Paperclip; Nazis Hailed as "Outstanding" Scientists; Germany's Rocket Man; The Nazis Get to von Braun; Time Magazine Paints a Dim Picture of von Braun; America's Best Rocket: The BazookaShipped to America America Had Space Technology before the Soviets; Germany Developed the Atomic Bomb First; Notes; Chapter 3 1950: Deming Says; Deming Has an Idea; The Lecture Series That Changed the Balance of the World Economy; Japan Embraces, America Ignores; Datsun's Arrive in Los Angeles; American Business Leaders Finally Listen; Lessons from Deming; Can Total Quality Management Fix the American Education System?; Notes; Chapter 4 1952: Boomerang; What It Means to Teach; A Teacher Shortage Exacerbates the Educational Challenges; Another Problem: Crumbling InfrastructureMedia Critiques Begin Back in the USSR; Boomers Perform Poorly on SAT's; Connecting the Dots; The Boomerang Theory; Notes; Chapter 5 1962: Too Hard to Follow; The Rationale for the Lunar Landing; Kennedy in His Own Words; "It's Just So Darn Hard"; Students: Math and Science Are Irrelevant; Culture Counts; Industry Leaders Offer Advice; Do Something about It; American Students Not Measuring Up; The Results, Please; How to Do Something; High School Seniors: No, Thank You; Perception Is Reality: The Importance of the Guidance Counselor; The STEM Pipeline Shrinks More in Higher EducationPutting Words in the President's Mouth Notes; Chapter 6 1962: Empires of the Mind; Did You Know?; The Shift Is On; The Components of Yuasa's Phenomenon; Fast Forward; Yuasa's Phenomenon Arrives in America in 1920; Youth Rules; Look to the East?; Three Patents to the Win; America's Innovation Ecosystem at Risk; Does It Work for You?; The World in 2050; Slip Sliding Away?; Survival Is Not Compulsory; Notes; Chapter 7 1963: SAT Down; The History of the SAT; Asleep at the Wheel for 14 Years; The College Entrance Examination Board Responds; More Competition for the SAT; Why the SAT Scores DroppedHow to Get 100 More SAT Points Too Much Mediocrity; Notes; Chapter 8 1976: Too Many Chiefs; A Tale of Two Documents; Keep It Local; The Great Society Era Ushers in Federal Involvement; ESEA: Not All Things Considered; Teacher Unions Create the U.S. Department of Education; Did I Really Promise That?; President Carter's Top 10 List; Eight Years Is Too Short; Reagan Shifts from Compliance to Competency; Bush Sets Voluntary Education Goals; Other Issues Get in the Way; Clinton Unsuccessfully Shifts Education Goals from Voluntary to CompulsoryNo Child Left Behind Ushers in Compulsory Education ComplianceIs a widening "skills gap" in science and math education threatening America's future? That is the seminal question addressed in The U.S. Technology Skills Gap, a comprehensive 104-year review of math and science education in America. Some claim this "skills gap" is "equivalent to a permanent national recession" while others cite how the gap threatens America's future economic, workforce employability and national security. This much is sure: America's math and science skills gap is, or should be, an issue of concern for every business and information technology executive inWiley CIOHigh technology industriesUnited StatesLabor supplyUnited StatesSkilled laborUnited StatesVocational qualificationsUnited StatesInformation technologyUnited StatesScienceStudy and teachingUnited StatesHigh technology industriesLabor supplySkilled laborVocational qualificationsInformation technologyScienceStudy and teaching338/.0640973Beach Gary J.1950-1649375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821092503321The U.S. technology skills gap3998085UNINA