Tough Choices or Tough Times ( Tapa blanda - 2008
de National Center on Education and the Eco
"Tough Choices or Tough Times" calls for the first redesign of the American education system in a century. This work provides a well-researched analysis of the issues as well as a compelling set of proposals for changing the existing system of education.
Descripción de contraportada
Tough Choices or Tough Times, Revised and Expanded
Tough Choices or Tough Times, the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, shows how the dynamics of the global economy will lead to a steady decline in the American standard of living if this country does not undertake the first thorough overhaul of its education system in a century. This new revised and expanded version of Tough Choices or Tough Times includes:
- An updated Introduction
- A summary of the Commission's proposals
- Commentaries on the proposals by Denis Doyle, Lawrence Mishel, MichaelPetrilli, Diane Ravitch, and Richard Rothstein, with responses from members ofthe Commission
Tough Choices or Tough Times provides a well-researched analysis of the issues and a compelling set of proposals for changing our system of education.
Praise for the First Edition
"Anyone who hopes to hold a job in the next several decades should read--if not memorize--this extraordinary report."
--Norman R. Augustine, retired chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and chairman, The National Academies Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century
"A brave, clear call for top-to-bottom reforms in U.S. education."
--Chester E. Finn, Jr., senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and president, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Detalles
- Título Tough Choices or Tough Times (
- Autor National Center on Education and the Eco
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Revised and Expa
- Páginas 264
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación 2008-03-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780470267561 / 0470267569
- Peso 1.17 libras (0.53 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.16 x 7.44 x 0.72 pulgadas (23.27 x 18.90 x 1.83 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Occupational training - United States, Competition, International
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2008003755
- Dewey Decimal Code 331.114
Reseñas en medios
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2008, Page 111
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