Standards, Information, and the Demand for Student Achievement

[...]In this paper, we argue that a major obstacle tohigher student achievement is a lack of good informationcomparing achievement levels to labor marketrequirements—the kind of information that can comethrough academic standards and assessments. Without this information, parents are unable to assess accuratelythe quality of their children’s education.[...]

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Year of publication:	1998-03-01
Authors:	Murnane, Richard J. ; Levy, Frank
Institutions:	Harvard University <Cambridge, Mass.> / Department of Economics ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology <Cambridge, Mass.> / Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Published in:	London School of Economics and Political Science - Publications FRBNY ECONOMIC POLICY REVIEW / MARCH 1998, 117-124
Subject:	Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour Market \| Anforderung \| Information \| information \| Erfolg \| success prediction \| Student

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	In-plant training and further education ; Ergonomic job analysis ; Individual Articles ; USA
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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