Does Higher Tech Require Higher Skills?.

Bracey, Gerald W.

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Does Higher Tech Require Higher Skills?

Bracey, Gerald W.

Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n9 p715-16 May 2001

According to a Michigan State University study of auto workers, the equivalent of an eighth-grade mathematics education is adequate preparation for nonprofessional, high-tech work. Another MSU study by Nell Duke discovered that children in higher SES classrooms have richer print experiences than do less advantaged children. (MLH)

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Job Skills, Mathematics Skills, Printed Materials, Socioeconomic Status, Technological Advancement, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Toilet Facilities

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