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Equality of educational opportunity and knowledgeable human capital : from the Cold War and Sputnik to the global economy and No Child Left Behind /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johanningmeier, Erwin V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., [2009]
Subjects:
Educational equalization > United States.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Human capital > United States.
Table of 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.