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1 online resource (viii, 65 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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"Board on International Comparative Studies in Education, National Research Council." |
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Committee chair: Michael W. Kirst. |
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"This project was supported with funds from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. National Science Foundation, and the World Bank." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63). |
| Contents |
""WORLDWIDE EDUCATION STATISTICS""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Mission""; ""Organizational Structure""; ""Human and Technological Resources""; ""Activities""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 The Evolution of Statistics at UNESCO""; ""MISSION""; ""ACTIVITIES""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY""; ""HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES""; ""3 The Effects of a Decade of Retrenchment ""; ""THE MATCH BETWEEN MISSION AND FUNCTION""; ""ACCESS TO EXPERT ADVICE""; ""DATA MANAGEMENT""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION"" |
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""SERVICE TO MEMBER STATES""""PUBLICATIONS""; ""INTER- AND INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION""; ""4 Conclusions ""; ""THE EVOLVING INTERNATIONALISM AND THE NEW DEMAND FOR INFORMATION""; ""The New Globalism and Information""; ""What Is New Here?""; ""Growing Global Concerns for Civic and Social Justice""; ""Growing Reliance on Human Capital Development""; ""Competition for Investment Capital""; ""Emergence of Third-Party Development and Research Interests""; ""Consequences for Information and Statistics""; ""PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF A MODERN STATISTICAL AGENCY ""; ""Principles""; ""Relevance"" |
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""Credibility""""Trust""; ""Practices""; ""Clear and Definable Mission""; ""Explicit Analytic Framework""; ""Technical Expertise""; ""Autonomy and Independence""; ""High Professional Standards""; ""Capacity to Remain Current""; ""Broad and Regular Distribution of Information""; ""Analysis of Data""; ""Coordination with Other Statistical Agencies""; ""Continuing Self-Appraisal""; ""KEY ISSUES FOR UNESCO TO ADDRESS""; ""Mission""; ""Organizational Structure""; ""Resources and Activities""; ""5 Recommendations ""; ""MISSION""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE""; ""HUMAN AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES"" |
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""CORE AND SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES""""CONCLUSION""; ""Sources""; ""Appendix""; ""Acronyms Used in the Report"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Unesco.
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Unesco. |
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Unesco. |
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Educational statistics.
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Educational statistics. |
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Electronic books.
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Guthrie, James W.
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Hansen, Janet S.
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Kirst, Michael W.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on International Comparative Studies in Education.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Worldwide education statistics. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995 (OCoLC)33428829 |
| ISBN |
0309586291 (electronic book) |
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9780309586290 (electronic book) |
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