This is the first book to address head-on the issue of the appalling mismatch between what our economy needs and what our educational institutions actually provide.
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This is the first book to address head-on the issue of the appalling mismatch between what our economy needs and what our educational institutions actually provide.
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Add this copy of Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of to cart. $8.26, good condition, Sold by More Than Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Basic Books.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name; clean tight pages, no bent corners; LOOKS BRAND NEW
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. Great book! Mild shelf wear on dj, library stamps on edge & endpages. Lightly aged pages, no markings in text. From Publishers Weekly: A highly educated and trained workforce is the key to economic growth and full employment, assert the authors of this boldly visionary book, an important contribution to the debate over national priorities and the U.S. 's economic competitiveness. They urge the nation's employers to heed the lessons learned by Germany, Japan, Sweden and Singapore--countries that have linked education and economic policy into a single integrated strategy. In those countries, many ""front-line"" workers--those in non-managerial and nontechnical positions--are granted quasi-managerial responsibilities and are rewarded for improving product design, manufacturing quality and overall productivity. In their ""coherent national strategy for human resources development, "" Marshall and Tucker advocate employers' commitment to the continued education of front-line workers, massive investment in teacher salaries, adoption of more stringent educational standards, legalization of tax credits for families with children, an increase in the minimum wage and creation of a national health insurance program modeled on Canada's. Marshall, an economist, was Secretary of Labor under Jimmy Carter; Tucker is president of the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington, D.C., and Rochester, N.Y. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. \n \n\n\n From Library Journal\n\nMarshall, an economist and former secretary of labor, and Tucker, a prominent educator, make a critical examination of the U.S. educational system and find it totally wrong for productivity and competition in today's domestic and world economies. They contrast U.S. programs, which seem intent on mass producing low-skilled workers, with those of Japan, Germany, and other countries, where all prospects are highly educated or trained for maximum advantage in the workplace. Going beyond the schools, the authors hold the breakdown of the family and community responsible for many of the problems. They propose a detailed plan for restructuring our entire society. Although some of their suggestions sound Utopian, their recommendations deserve serious consideration. Recommended for all subject and larger general collections. Shirley L. Hopkinson, SLIS, San Jose State Univ., Cal. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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