Public education can learn from corporate training programs! Jack Bowsher, who helped control a billion-dollar-a-year budget as Director of Education at IBM (now retired), has a proven track record in education and training. This book outlines an incisive, workable program for the revival of our educational system. Bowsher takes a close look at what's wrong with our schools, and tells why many solutions'' don't work. He then applies the best elements of corporate education--such as incentives and accountability--to public ...
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Public education can learn from corporate training programs! Jack Bowsher, who helped control a billion-dollar-a-year budget as Director of Education at IBM (now retired), has a proven track record in education and training. This book outlines an incisive, workable program for the revival of our educational system. Bowsher takes a close look at what's wrong with our schools, and tells why many solutions'' don't work. He then applies the best elements of corporate education--such as incentives and accountability--to public education, arguing against blindly throwing more money and more teachers into an already troubled system.
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As New in Very Good/Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book This book offers a bold plan of action for restructuring the nation's educational system. Dropouts would be reduced and the student would have a solid education and and opportunity for advancement. The pages are clean and tight with no markings in the book.
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