Companies steer new K-12 courses [education].

Companies steer new K-12 courses [education].

While studies show US students still behind their peers abroad in maths and science, efforts to find new ways of teaching show some promising results. After a decade of arms-length aid to US schools, industry is becoming deeply involved in such core school issues as curriculum reform and teaching pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 35, 4 (1998).
Main Author: Mcadoo, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
K-12 courses.
Apprentice programs.
Business-school partnerships.
Curriculum reform.
Education.
Industry.
Mathematics.
School change.
School-to-work opportunities.
Science.
Teacher training.
Teaching practices.