Education and the Economy Revisited: How Schools Matter

Autor/inn/en	Harris, Douglas N.; Handel, Michael J.; Mishel, Lawrence
Titel	Education and the Economy Revisited: How Schools Matter
Quelle	79 (2004) 1, S.36-63 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-956X
Schlagwörter	Labor Force; Education Work Relationship; Economic Factors; Job Skills; Labor Market; Labor Economics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsökonomie
Abstract	A Nation at Risk (NAR; National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) had a tremendous impact on what schools do and has since spawned other reforms that attest to the report's ongoing influence. Coming in the wake of a decade of economic stagnation and import pressures from overseas producers, the authors of NAR blamed these problems on schools. In this article, we show that there was little justification for this conclusion, then or now. Although education clearly plays a role in the economy, it is only one of many factors. We find little evidence that there is a large or growing mismatch between worker skills and employer demands. Moreover, the American work force and economy continue to be among the most productive in the world. We should improve our schools and our economy, but real improvement will only occur when their problems are correctly diagnosed. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10