Strong performers and successful reformers in education : lessons from PISA for the United States

Strong performers and successful reformers in education lessons from PISA for the United States

US President Obama has launched one of the world’s most ambitious education reform agendas. Under the heading “Race to the Top”, this agenda encourages US states to adopt internationally benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and the workplace: recruit, de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Programme for International Student Assessment
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD 2011.
Colección:Programme for International Student Assessment.
Materias:
Education.
Educational change.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706512706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Singapore: Rapid Improvement Followed by Strong Performance
  • Finland: Slow and Steady Reformfor Consistently High Results
  • Japan: A Story of Sustained Excellence
  • Brazil: Encouraging Lessons from a Large Federal System
  • Introduction
  • Viewing Education in the United States Through the Prism of PISA
  • Foreword
  • Shanghai and Hong Kong: Two Distinct Examples of Education Reform in China
  • Ontario, Canada: Reform to Support High Achievement in a Diverse Context
  • Lessons for the United States
  • Germany: Once Weak International Standing Prompts Strong Nationwide Reforms for Rapid Improvement
  • Vignettes on Education Reforms: England and Poland.

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