Book
The global achievement gap : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it
Record details
- ISBN: 0465055974
- ISBN: 9780465055975
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Physical Description:
print
xxviii, 331 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: Revised paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-320) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The new world of work and the seven survival skills -- The old world of school -- Testing, 1 2 3 -- Reinventing the education profession -- Motivating today's students--and tomorrow's workers -- Closing the gap : schools that work -- Conclusion : a few answers, and more questions -- Afterword to the paperback edition -- Five years later : the worst of times, the best of times. |
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| Subject: | Education, Secondary Aims and objectives United States Educational change United States School improvement programs United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | LB 1607.5 .W346 2014 | 30775305524697 | General Collection | Available | - |