Bennett Calls Character Training, Not New Federal Programs, Key to Competitiveness.

Wilson, Robin

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Publication Date: 1987

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Bennett Calls Character Training, Not New Federal Programs, Key to Competitiveness.

Wilson, Robin

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n24 p29 Feb 25 1987

Secretary of Education William Bennett proposes that gimmicky federal programs are not the key to boosting American economic competitiveness, but rather that developing in American schoolchildren the qualities of honesty, responsibility, and regard for others' rights will help Americans compete in world markets. (MSE)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Citizenship Responsibility, College Role, Competition, Cooperation, Economic Progress, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Government Role, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Trade, Remedial Instruction, Retraining

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