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The U.S. technology skills gap [[electronic resource] ] : what every technology executive must know to save America's future / / Gary J. Beach
| The U.S. technology skills gap [[electronic resource] ] : what every technology executive must know to save America's future / / Gary J. Beach |
| Autore | Beach Gary J. <1950-> |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338/.0640973 |
| Collana | CIO series |
| Soggetto topico |
High technology industries - United States
Labor supply - United States Skilled labor - United States Vocational qualifications - United States Information technology - United States Science - Study and teaching - United States |
| ISBN |
1-118-66044-7
1-118-68070-7 1-118-66047-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Bazooka
Shipped 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 Media 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 Putting 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 How 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 No Child Left Behind Ushers in Compulsory Education Compliance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139039003321 |
Beach Gary J. <1950->
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| Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The U.S. technology skills gap [[electronic resource] ] : what every technology executive must know to save America's future / / Gary J. Beach
| The U.S. technology skills gap [[electronic resource] ] : what every technology executive must know to save America's future / / Gary J. Beach |
| Autore | Beach Gary J. <1950-> |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338/.0640973 |
| Collana | CIO series |
| Soggetto topico |
High technology industries - United States
Labor supply - United States Skilled labor - United States Vocational qualifications - United States Information technology - United States Science - Study and teaching - United States |
| ISBN |
1-118-66044-7
1-118-68070-7 1-118-66047-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Bazooka
Shipped 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 Media 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 Putting 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 How 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 No Child Left Behind Ushers in Compulsory Education Compliance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821092503321 |
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Beach Gary J. <1950->
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| Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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