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Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school
- Title
- Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
- Author
- Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
- ©2013
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Details
- Description
- xii, 147 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subjects
- Comparative education
- Public schools > United States > Public opinion
- Education and globalization
- Education > Aims and objectives > United States
- Education > Economic aspects > United States
- Economic development > Effect of education on
- Education > United States > Public opinion
- Academic achievement > Economic aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Lawrence H. Summers -- 1. An economic future imperiled -- 2. Human capital and economic prosperity -- 3. A global view of U.S. student proficiency rates -- 4. U.S. advanced performance in global perspective -- 5. Economic benefits of higher performance -- 6. A global view of growth in U.S. achievement -- 7. Substantive concerns and political obstacles -- Appendixes -- A. Methodology for comparing U.S. and international performance -- B. Two measures of reading proficiency.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-7243
- ISBN
- 9780815703730 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0815703732 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013013783
- OCLC
- 849740699
- Author
- Hanushek, Eric A. (Eric Alan), 1943-
- Title
- Endangering prosperity : a global view of the American school / Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann.
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
- Copyright Date
- ©2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-7243