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El. knyga: U.S. Technology Skills Gap: What Every Technology Executive Must Know to Save America's Future plus Website [Wiley Online]

  • Formatas: 336 pages
  • Serija: Wiley CIO
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-Sep-2013
  • Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1118680707
  • ISBN-13: 9781118680704
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  • Formatas: 336 pages
  • Serija: Wiley CIO
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-Sep-2013
  • Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1118680707
  • ISBN-13: 9781118680704
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Is a widening skills gap in science and math education threatening America s future? That is the seminal question addressed in The U.S. Technology Skills Gap, a comprehensive 104-year review of math and science education in America. Some claim this skills gap is equivalent to a permanent national recession while others cite how the gap threatens America s future economic, workforce employability and national security. This much is sure: America s math and science skills gap is, or should be, an issue of concern for every business and information technology executive in the United States and The U.S Technology Skills Gap is the how-to-get involved guidebook for those executives laying out in a compelling chronologic format: * The history of the science and math skills gap in America * Explanation of why decades of astute warnings were ignored * Inspiring examples of private company efforts to supplement public education * A pragmatic 10-step action plan designed to solve the problem * And a tantalizing theory of an obscure Japanese physicist that suggests America s days as the global scientific leader are numbered Engaging and indispensable, The U.S. Technology Skills Gap is essential reading for those eager to see America remain a relevant global power in innovation and invention in the years ahead.
Clos Speak xv
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxv
PART ONE How Did We Get Here?
1(82)
Chapter 1 1941: The Subject We Love to Hate
3(8)
Math? Not for Me!
4(1)
"Minimize the Effect of Schooling"
5(1)
Young Adults with IQs of Eight-Year-Olds
5(1)
The Fall Continues
6(1)
President Roosevelt Understands Science
7(1)
An Opportunity Lost
8(1)
Americans Still Hate Math and Science
9(2)
Chapter 2 1945: Operation Paperclip
11(10)
Nazis Hailed as "Outstanding" Scientists
11(1)
Germany's Rocket Man
12(1)
The Nazis Get to von Braun
13(2)
Time Magazine Paints a Dim Picture of von Braun
15(1)
America's Best Rocket: The Bazooka
15(2)
Shipped to America
17(1)
America Had Space Technology before the Soviets
17(1)
Germany Developed the Atomic Bomb First
18(3)
Chapter 3 1950: Deming Says
21(8)
Deming Has an Idea
21(1)
The Lecture Series That Changed the Balance of the World Economy
22(2)
Japan Embraces, America Ignores
24(1)
Datsuns Arrive in Los Angeles
25(1)
American Business Leaders Finally Listen
25(1)
Lessons from Deming
26(1)
Can Total Quality Management Fix the American Education System?
27(2)
Chapter 4 1952: Boomerang
29(10)
What It Means to Teach
29(1)
A Teacher Shortage Exacerbates the Educational Challenges
30(1)
Another Problem: Crumbling Infrastructure
31(1)
Media Critiques Begin
32(1)
Back in the USSR
33(1)
Boomers Perform Poorly on SATs
34(1)
Connecting the Dots
35(1)
The Boomerang Theory
36(3)
Chapter 5 1962: Too Hard to Follow
39(14)
The Rationale for the Lunar Landing
40(1)
Kennedy in His Own Words
40(1)
"It's Just So Darn Hard"
41(1)
Students: Math and Science Are Irrelevant
42(1)
Culture Counts
42(1)
Industry Leaders Offer Advice
43(1)
Do Something about It
44(1)
American Students Not Measuring Up
45(1)
The Results, Please
45(1)
How to Do Something
46(1)
High School Seniors: No, Thank You
47(1)
Perception Is Reality: The Importance of the Guidance Counselor
48(1)
The STEM Pipeline Shrinks More in Higher Education
49(2)
Putting Words in the President's Mouth
51(2)
Chapter 6 1962: Empires of the Mind
53(14)
Did You Know?
53(1)
The Shift Is On
54(1)
The Components of Yuasa's Phenomenon
55(1)
Fast-Forward
55(1)
Yuasa's Phenomenon Arrives in America in 1920
56(1)
Youth Rules
57(1)
Look to the East?
58(1)
Three Patents to the Win
59(1)
America's Innovation Ecosystem at Risk
60(1)
Does It Work for You?
61(2)
The World in 2050
63(1)
Slip Sliding Away?
63(1)
Survival Is Not Compulsory
64(3)
Chapter 7 1963: SAT Down
67(6)
The History of the SAT
67(1)
Asleep at the Wheel for 14 Years
68(1)
The College Entrance Examination Board Responds
68(1)
More Competition for the SAT
69(1)
Why the SAT Scores Dropped
69(2)
How to Get 100 More SAT Points
71(1)
Too Much Mediocrity
71(2)
Chapter 8 1976: Too Many Chiefs
73(10)
A Tale of Two Documents
73(1)
Keep It Local
74(1)
The Great Society Era Ushers in Federal Involvement
74(1)
ESEA: Not All Things Considered
75(1)
Teacher Unions Create the U.S. Department of Education
75(1)
Did I Really Promise That?
76(1)
President Carter's Top 10 List
76(1)
Eight Years Is Too Short
77(1)
Reagan Shifts from Compliance to Competency
78(1)
Bush Sets Voluntary Education Goals
78(1)
Other Issues Get in the Way
79(1)
Clinton Unsuccessfully Shifts Education Goals from Voluntary to Compulsory
79(1)
No Child Left Behind Ushers in Compulsory Education Compliance
80(1)
Obama Is Stymied by Gridlocked Washington
80(1)
Close Down the U.S. Department of Education
81(2)
PART TWO And the Hits Just Keep on Coming
83(118)
Can You Hear Me Now?
84(1)
Road Trip
84(1)
The Eighth-Grade Focus
84(1)
Connect the Dots
85(1)
It Takes a Village That Cares
85(1)
The Warning System Works
86(1)
Chapter 9 The Skills Gap Warnings Begin
87(24)
1964: The First International Mathematics Study
87(1)
1971: The First International Science Study
87(1)
1971: The National Education Trust Fund
88(1)
1978: The Nation's Report Card
89(1)
1982: The Second International Mathematics Study
90(1)
1983: A Nation at Risk
91(7)
1985: Global Competition: The New Reality
98(1)
1985: Corporate Classrooms: The Learning Business
99(1)
1986: A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century
100(1)
1987: Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the Twenty-first Century
101(1)
1987: The National Science Foundation Annual Report Introduces STEM
102(1)
1987: The Fourth R: Workforce Readiness, a Guide to Business Education Partnerships
103(2)
1989: Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive
105(6)
Chapter 10 The Skills Gap Emerges
111(10)
1990: America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages!
111(2)
1990: The Second International Science Study
113(1)
1990: The National Assessment of Educational Progress
113(1)
1993: John Sculley: "America Is Resource Poor"
114(1)
1995: The Third International Mathematics and Science Study
115(1)
Different Measurement, Improved Ranking
116(1)
1996: The National Assessment of Educational Progress
117(1)
1999: New World Coming: American Security in the 21 st Century
118(3)
Chapter 11 The Skills Gap Widens
121(50)
2000: Ensuring a Strong U.S. Scientific, Technical, and Engineering Workforce in the 21 st Century
121(2)
2000: Before It's Too Late
123(2)
2000: The Programme for International Student Assessment
125(3)
2000: The National Assessment of Educational Progress Test
128(1)
2002: Unraveling the Teacher Shortage Problem: Teacher Retention Is the Key
129(2)
2003: Building a Nation of Learners
131(1)
2004: Sustaining the Nation's Innovation Ecosystem
132(2)
2005: Losing the Competitive Advantage: The Challenge for Science and Technology in America
134(1)
2005: The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States Losing Its Competitive Edge?
135(2)
2005: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
137(1)
2005: Rising above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
138(3)
2005: The National Assessment of Educational Progress
141(1)
2006: Teachers and the Uncertain American Future
142(1)
2006: The Quiet Crisis: Falling Short in Producing American Scientific and Technical.Talent
143(1)
2007: We Are Still Losing Our Competitive Advantage: Now Is the Time to Act
144(2)
2007: How the World's Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
146(3)
2007: Into the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the Evidence on Science and Engineering Education, Quality, and Workforce Demand
149(2)
2007: Tough Choices or Tough Times
151(2)
2007: The Role of Education Quality in Economic Growth
153(3)
2008: Foundations for Success: The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel
156(1)
2008: "Lessons from 40 Years of Education Reform"
157(2)
2009: Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asian Nations Set to Dominate the Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States
159(1)
2009: The CIO Executive Council's Youth and Technology Careers Survey
160(2)
2009: The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools
162(1)
2009: The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness
163(2)
2009: Steady As She Goes? Three Generations of Students through the Science and Engineering Pipeline
165(6)
Chapter 12 The Consequences of the Skills Gap Become Apparent
171(30)
2010: Rising above the Gathering Storm Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5
171(1)
2010: Why So Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?
172(3)
2010: Waiting for Superman
175(1)
2010: Education Next's Public Perception of Education Survey
175(3)
2010: Interview with Craig Barrett
178(1)
2010: Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top-Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching
179(2)
2011: The National Assessment of Educational Progress
181(1)
2011: The Intel Corporation's Survey of Teens' Perceptions of Engineering
182(1)
2011: Globally Challenged: Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete?
183(1)
2012: How Well Are American Students Learning?
184(2)
2012: U.S. Education Reform and National Security
186(1)
2012: Prosperity at Risk: Findings of Harvard Business School's Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
187(2)
2012: The World Economic Forum's Annual Global Competitiveness Report
189(2)
2012: Where Will All the STEM Talent Come From?
191(2)
2012: SAT and ACT Scores Reveal Disappointing News
193(2)
2012: Five Misconceptions about Teaching Math and Science: American Education Has Not Declined, and Other Surprising Truths
195(2)
The Long and Winding Road
197(4)
PART THREE Let's Build Some Arks
201(72)
Chapter 13 Patchworking the Tech Skills Gap Begins
203(20)
1965: Skills USA
203(1)
1968: The Xerox Science Consultant Program
204(2)
1989: Women in Technology International
206(2)
1990: Teach for America
208(1)
1994: Tech Corps
209(3)
1995: NetDay
212(1)
1996: SAS Curriculum Pathways
213(2)
1997: The Cisco Networking Academy
215(1)
1998: I.C.Stars
216(3)
1998: Intel Teach
219(4)
Chapter 14 The Pace of Remediation Work on the National Skills Gap Accelerates
223(32)
2000: Year Up
223(2)
2000: The Juniper Networks Foundation Fund
225(2)
2002: Technology Goddesses
227(2)
2002: nPower
229(1)
2003: The Microsoft Imagine Cup
230(1)
2004: Engineering Is Elementary
231(1)
2004: The Junior FIRST Lego League
232(2)
2005: Raytheon's MathMovesU
234(1)
2005: IBM's Transition to Teaching
235(2)
2006: The Khan Academy
237(2)
2006: Cognizant's Maker Faire
239(1)
2007: The National Math and Science Initiative
240(1)
2008: AT&T Aspire
241(3)
2008: AMD's Changing the Game
244(1)
2009: Microsoft's TEALS
245(4)
2009: The Salesforce.com Foundation
249(1)
2009: DIGITS
249(1)
2009: Change the Equation
250(5)
Chapter 15 The Pace of Ark Building Quickens
255(18)
2010: The Broadcom MASTERS
255(2)
2011: CA Technologies and the Sesame Workshop
257(1)
2011: IBM's P-TECH
258(3)
2012: Udacity
261(1)
2012: CA Technologies: Tech Girls Rock
262(2)
2012: Microsoft's Teach.org
264(1)
2012: The Dell Education Challenge
265(1)
2012: The Girl Scouts of America's Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
266(3)
News Alert: More Arks Needed!
269(4)
EPILOGUE For What It's Worth
273(20)
Top Ten Recommendations for Action
276(13)
Closing Time
289(4)
About The Author 293(2)
About The Website 295(2)
Index 297
GARY J. BEACH, in his role as publisher emeritus for IDG's CIO magazine, is a highly regarded spokesperson throughout the United States and global technology industry. He has appeared often on CNBC's Squawk on the Street program and, for four years, aired technology commentaries on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Morning Edition programs.