Education in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Published: February 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780817928926
Subjects: United States; Educational Policy & Reform; Education; Education / Teaching; Educational planning; Administration - General; Economic aspects; Education and state
First sentence: Human capital refers to the knowledge, information, ideas, skills, and health of individuals.
Description: In this book, a range of Hoover Institution scholars offer evidence, insights, and ideas on the key policy questions affecting education. The contributors detail the importance of education to both the individual and society as a whole, shedding light on what education does, on various ways to structure education, on lessons that can be learned from the past, and on how much can be accomplished in the future.