The price we pay : economic and social consequences of inadequate education
Clive R. Belfield, Henry M. Levin, editors
| Year of publication: |
c2007
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| Other Persons: | Belfield, C. R. (contributor) ; Levin, Henry M. (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press |
| Subject: | Bildung | Education | Soziale Kosten | Social costs | Bildungsverhalten | Educational behaviour | Bildungsreform | Education reform |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (viii, 273 p) ill 23 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; The Education Attainment Gap: Who's Affected, How Much, and Why It Matters; Part One: Assessing the Scope of the Challenge; Beyond Educational Attainment: A Multifaceted Approach to Examining Economic Inequalities; Diversity and the Demographic Dividend: Achieving Educational Equity in an Aging White Society; Implications of Educational Inequality in a Global Economy; Part Two: Quantifying the Costs of Inadequate Education; Consequences for the Labor Market; Consequences in Health Status and Costs Crime and the Costs of Criminal JusticeWelfare and the Costs of Public Assistance; Part Three: Directions for Reform; Educational Interventions to Raise High School Graduation Rates; The Promise of Early Childhood Education Interventions; Toward Excellence with Equity: The Role of Parenting and Transformative School Reform; The Need for Comprehensive Educational Equity; Contributors; Index; Back Cover Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
| ISBN: | 0-8157-0863-7 ; 978-0-8157-0863-6 ; 978-0-8157-0864-3 ; 0-8157-0864-5 ; 978-0-8157-0863-6 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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