The Dynamics of Opportunity in America Evidence and Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kirsch, Irwin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Braun, Henry (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Education.; Public policy.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Economic policy.; Labor economics.; Sociology.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Public Policy.; Economic Policy.; Knowledge - Discourse.; Labor Economics.

Across the country, our children are beginning life from very different starting points. Some have aspirations and believe they can be achieved. For too many others, aspirations are tempered, if not dashed, by the sobering realities of everyday life. These different starting points place children on...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Editors' Note
• Table of Contents
• About the Editors and Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1. Introduction: Opportunity in America – Setting the Stage
• PART I: Understanding Where We Are Today
• PART II: The Labor Market
• PART III: Education and Opportunity.-PART IV: Politics and the Road Ahead
• PART V: Seeking Inclusive Prosperity
• Appendix: Members of the Opportunity in America Advisory Panel
• Index.