LEADER 05954nam 2200817Ia 450 001 9910821092503321 005 20230124184035.0 010 $a1-118-66044-7 010 $a1-118-68070-7 010 $a1-118-66047-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001106858 035 $a(EBL)1315642 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950972 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11577455 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950972 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10881640 035 $a(PQKB)11345404 035 $a(DLC) 2013008870 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1315642 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10740142 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL507228 035 $a(OCoLC)829099216 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118660447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1315642 035 $a(OCoLC)878078164 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn878078164 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001106858 100 $a20130301d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe U.S. technology skills gap $ewhat every technology executive must know to save America's future /$fGary J. Beach 205 $a1st edition 210 $aHoboken, NJ $cJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 225 0 $aCIO series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-47799-5 311 $a1-299-75977-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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 Bazooka 327 $aShipped 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 Infrastructure 327 $aMedia 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 Education 327 $aPutting 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 Dropped 327 $aHow 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 Compulsory 327 $aNo Child Left Behind Ushers in Compulsory Education Compliance 330 $aIs a widening "skills gap" in science and math education threatening America's future? That is the seminal question addressed in The U.S. Technology Skills Gap, a comprehensive 104-year review of math and science education in America. Some claim this "skills gap" is "equivalent to a permanent national recession" while others cite how the gap threatens America's future economic, workforce employability and national security. This much is sure: America's math and science skills gap is, or should be, an issue of concern for every business and information technology executive in 410 0$aWiley CIO 606 $aHigh technology industries$zUnited States 606 $aLabor supply$zUnited States 606 $aSkilled labor$zUnited States 606 $aVocational qualifications$zUnited States 606 $aInformation technology$zUnited States 606 $aScience$xStudy and teaching$zUnited States 615 0$aHigh technology industries 615 0$aLabor supply 615 0$aSkilled labor 615 0$aVocational qualifications 615 0$aInformation technology 615 0$aScience$xStudy and teaching 676 $a338/.0640973 700 $aBeach$b Gary J.$f1950-$01649375 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821092503321 996 $aThe U.S. technology skills gap$93998085 997 $aUNINA