American Higher Education and the Nation's Ability to Compete in the Global Economy

Autor/inn/en	Kelly, Patrick J.; Prescott, Brian T.
Titel	American Higher Education and the Nation's Ability to Compete in the Global Economy
Quelle	In: Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 39 (2007) 2, S.33-37 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-1383
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Age; Educational Attainment; Competition; Graduation Rate; Educational Trends; Demography; Foreign Countries; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Alter; Lebensalter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Wettkampf; Bildungsentwicklung; Demografie; Ausland; USA
Abstract	The United States led the world in the percentage of its population with college degrees through the middle and end of the 20th century. Its overall success gave the nation competitive confidence. But in recent years, several other countries have been making remarkable progress in educating their residents, producing young-adult populations that are more educated than any age group in their histories. Further, several of the countries that have surpassed the United States are improving the educational attainment of their younger residents at rates unmatched in the United States. In this article, the authors discuss the current demographic trends in American higher education and the prospects for the nation's ability to remain competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. (Contains 7 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10