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Improving The Nation 's Education System

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Executive Summary
This research is conducted to compare the opinions on improving the Nation’s Education System. The data collected is then analyzed and compared to three independent variables; Race, Age, and Gender. The results are then verified with applying statistical techniques of Cross tabulation and Chi-square to come to a conclusion.
Conceptual Model
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Introduction
Teaching is an essential part of education. What is the role of education in American Society? We tend to focus more on higher education rather than k-12, as higher education is considered to be more important than k-12. Several researches have agreed that the Education System in the United States needs enhancement. According to Liefner (2003), “The higher education in the United States is a prototype of a structure in which market driven competition exists for both education and research” (p.470). Higher education in our country is controlled by the government and its allocation of funds. But, what do people think about the nation’s education system? Is it at the right level compared to other Countries? It is important to know the opinions of people with different age groups, genders, and race on if they think how much improvement is needed in our educational system.
Previous research done by Stigler &James (1999) agree with the fact that, “American teachers, compared with those in Japan, have no means of contributing in the gradual improvement of teaching methods or of

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