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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5938.
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Taking Stock

What Have We Learned About Making Education Standards Internationally Competitive?

Summary of a Workshop

Alexandra Beatty, Editor

Board on International Comparative Studies in Education

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1997

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5938.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This report was supported by Cooperative Grant No. OSR-9355774 from the National Science Foundation, which includes funds from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5938.
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BOARD ON INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Michael W. Kirst (Chair),

School of Education, Stanford University

Gordon M. Ambach (Ex officio),

Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.

Christopher T. Cross,

Council for Basic Education, Washington, D.C.

John A. Dossey,

Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University

Ronald K. Hambleton,

School of Education, University of Massachusetts

Ruth E.S. Hayhoe,

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Paul G. LeMahieu,

University of Delaware and Delaware Department of Public Instruction

Mary M. Lindquist,

School of Education, Columbus State University

Marlaine E. Lockheed,

Human Development Department, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Lynn W. Paine,

Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University

Andrew C. Porter,

Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Francisco O. Ramirez,

School of Education, Stanford University

Janet S. Hansen, Director

Alexandra Beatty, Program Officer

M. Jane Phillips, Senior Project Assistant

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The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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