Asia's educational edge; current achievements in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and India. (reprint, 2005).9780739128084 Asia's educational edge; current achievements in Japan, Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. , Taiwan Taiwan (tī`wän`), Portuguese Formosa, officially Republic of China, island nation (2005 est. pop. 22,894,000), 13,885 sq mi (35,961 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan , China, and India. (reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication , 2005) Guo, Yugui. Lexington Books 2008 265 pages $32.95 Paperback LB2822 This is a paperbound pa·per·bound adj. Bound in paper; paperback. reprint of a 2005 book. Educator Guo draws from the findings of a research project designed to follow through on the September 2000 recommendations by the US Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development. He investigates whether the US loss of momentum in producing talent in the physical sciences and engineering is a global trend or reflects factors in the US, whether the poor quality of science and math teaching in K-12 grades in the US compared to Asian societies reflects different cultural values or education systems, and whether the increasing capacity of Asian countries Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" to provide world-class science and engineering education and research and development infrastructure will result in a flow of foreign-born talent to the US. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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