LEADER 01452nam 2200385 a 450 001 9910697309603321 005 20080819115527.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002387840 035 $a(OCoLC)244102810 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002387840 100 $a20080819d2008 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aExport-Import Bank$b[electronic resource] $eperformance standards for small business assistance are in place but Ex-Im is in the early stages of measuring their effectiveness : report to congressional committees 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2008] 215 $aii, 34 pages $cdigital, PDF file 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 15, 2008). 300 $a"July 2008." 300 $aPaper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. 300 $a"GAO-08-915." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 517 $aExport-Import Bank 606 $aSmall business$zUnited States$xFinance 606 $aFederal aid to small business$zUnited States 615 0$aSmall business$xFinance. 615 0$aFederal aid to small business 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910697309603321 996 $aExport-import bank$93430411 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03454nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910813776803321 005 20230124182422.0 010 $a0-19-771087-5 010 $a0-19-987923-0 010 $a1-280-60558-8 010 $a0-19-802323-5 010 $a9786610605583 010 $a0-19-536186-5 010 $a1-4294-1523-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408215 035 $a(EBL)737311 035 $a(OCoLC)794327245 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242146 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12092873 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242146 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10300699 035 $a(PQKB)10104479 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL737311 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273289 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL60558 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272658 035 $a(OCoLC)476011919 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC737311 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408215 100 $a19900712d1990 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience for all Americans$b[electronic resource] /$fF. James Rutherford, Andrew Ahlgren 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc1990 215 $a1 online resource (467 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-506770-3 311 $a0-19-506771-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index. 327 $aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Recommendations for Science Literacy; Chapter 1 The Nature of Science; Chapter 2 The Nature of Mathematics; Chapter 3 The Nature of Technology; Chapter 4 The Physical Setting; Chapter 5 the Living Environment; Chapter 6 The Human Organism; Chapter 7 Human Society; Chapter 8 The Designed World; Chapter 9 The Mathematical World; Chapter 10 Historical Perspectives; Chapter 11 Common Themes; Chapter 12 Habits of Mind; Bridges to the Future; Chapter 13 Effective Learning and Teaching; Principles of Learning 327 $aChapter 14 Reforming EducationThe Need for Reform; Chapter 15 Next Steps; Project 2061; Acknowledgements; Selected References; Index 330 $aIn order to compete in the modern world, any society today must rank education in science, mathematics, and technology as one of its highest priorities. It's a sad but true fact, however, that most Americans are not scientifically literate. International studies of educational performance reveal that U.S. students consistently rank near the bottom in science and mathematics. The latest study of the National Assessment of Educational Progress has found that despite some small gains recently, the average performance of seventeen-year-olds in 1986 remained substantially lower than it had been in 606 $aEngineering$xStudy and teaching 606 $aScience news 606 $aScience$xStudy and teaching 606 $aScience 606 $aTechnology 615 0$aEngineering$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aScience news. 615 0$aScience$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aScience. 615 0$aTechnology. 676 $a500 700 $aRutherford$b F. James$g(Floyd James),$f1924-$0605322 701 $aAhlgren$b Andrew$01641735 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813776803321 996 $aScience for all Americans$93986041 997 $aUNINA