Equality of educational opportunity and knowledgeable human capital : from the Cold War and Sputnik to the global economy and No Child Left Behind
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Information Age Pub., Charlotte, NC, p.175 (2009)Call Number:
Cubb LC213.2 .J6 2009URL:
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8442699Keywords:
Education--Economic aspects--United States, Educational equalization--United States, Human capital--United StatesAbstract:
Contents: Public education and the production of knowledgeable human capital -- The affluent society, the cold war, and the global economy -- Postwar expansion of public education and postwar education critics -- Equality of educational opportunity: the ideal and the reality -- Education for the nation's defense -- Equality of educational opportunity: the Coleman report -- From a nation at risk to no child left behind.

