The Education Industry: An Economic Baseline (Post Secondary Education and Vocational-Technical Training)

Abstract

Is American education/training helping or hindering its competitiveness in an increasingly international marketplace? From the initial alarms of the 1983 "A Nation at Risk" report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education to the recent 1991 "National Education Goals Report," the prevailing attitude is that the United States is not meeting international academic standards...whatever these "standards" may be. As South Carolina Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R), Chairman of the National Education Goals Panel, puts it, "Our students are not world class and we recognize it." This research paper provides an economic baseline for the upper two segments of the education industry: post-secondary (higher) education and vocational-technical (voc-tech) training. Post-Secondary and Voc-Tech Training are analyzed per the standard organizational studies model developed by Edward S. Mason: structure (the players), conduct (their behavior), and performance (how well they do).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261956

Entities

People

  • Donald C. Tison

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Job Training
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.