How Long to Read Skills, Not Just Diplomas

How Long Does it Take to Read Skills, Not Just Diplomas?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Skills, Not Just Diplomas by Lars Sondergaard

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Future growth in the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) will increasingly depend on innovation. And innovation requires skills. This makes it important, as countries plan for recovery, to undertake reforms to reduce the skills shortages that the previous growth episode exposed. Education systems have a very important role to play in creating the right skills. But education systems in the region fall short of the demands of their economies in two major ways. The first is that despite high levels of enrollment they do not produce enough graduates with the right skills. Students graduate with diplomas, not with skills, because the quality of the education for many students is poor. In large part this is because education systems remain focused on providing an excellent education to a few at the expense of improving the quality of learning for the majority. Moreover, the systems are still making the transition from teaching the basics to inculcating higher order skills such as critical-thinking and problem solving. The second way in which education systems fall short is that outside of a few countries in the EU there are few opportunities for adults to retrain, or acquire new skills. This book argues that generating more of the right skills requires a fundamental change of approach in the education systems in the region so that they aim for, and deliver, higher quality education for the vast majority of students (“not just diplomas but skills”). To start with, education systems need to “turn the lights on” and take seriously the measurement of what students actually learn as opposed to measurement of the inputs into the education process on the implicit assumption that learning follows. Policy makers also need to move away from the focus on inputs and processes and increase the emphasis on incentives.

How long is Skills, Not Just Diplomas?

Skills, Not Just Diplomas by Lars Sondergaard is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Skills, Not Just Diplomas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Skills, Not Just Diplomas aloud.

What Reading Level is Skills, Not Just Diplomas?

Skills, Not Just Diplomas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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