sociology of education, 6, 31n5–6, 39, 41–44, 55, 85, 107, 174, 204, 206, 215

sovereignty, 5, 17, 26, 48, 214, 217

Sowell, Thomas, 4, 14–15, 25, 40, 44, 57, 74, 86–87, 179, 181, 204, 215–216

standard(s), 14, 29, 33, 37–38, 59, 89, 98, 141, 146, 160–165, 171n5, 184–185, 189–292, 199, 217–218

strategic management, 15

strategic alliances and partnerships, 70

strategic plans and planning, 106, 126–127, 135, 165, 180–181, 190

tax base, 15, 18n6, 75, 147

Taylor, Frederick, 37

teamwork. see collaboration

technology, xii, 6, 12, 15, 49, 58, 64, 65n3, 66n10, 67–68, 71, 73, 75, 92, 106–107, 122, 133n1, 141, 146–147, 153–155, 170, 176, 180–181, 192–193, 196–198, 201, 205–209, 218–219

Thatcher, Margaret, 31n7

totalitarian, 17, 21–24, 41, 77

see also power

Toyota, 68

training, 6, 16, 21, 28, 33, 35, 62, 75, 80, 126, 130, 139, 145, 151–152, 155–158, 162, 164, 191, 194, 199, 201n8, 207

truth, 10, 24, 29–30, 56, 63, 79–80, 88–90, 102n5

U.S. Constitution, 13, 18n5, 83–84, 102n1

United Kingdom (UK), 66n16, 204–205

universities, 4, 15–17, 28, 34–36, 39, 44–45, 47–50, 54–55, 58, 62–63, 65n5, 89, 117–118, 145–146, 195–196, 205, 216, 219

utopia and utopian, 21–25, 38, 180

Van Sertima, Ivan, 48–50, 65n1, 65n3, 65nn5–6

virtual age, 62, 68, 207

vocational education, 35–38, 46n1, 62, 79

Washington, D.C., 106, 122–123, 156, 174–176, 184–185

Weber, Max, 7

Whitley, Richard, 16, 44–45, 56, 72

Willis, Paul, 42–43

wisdom, 49, 207–208, 216

workers, 14, 36–41, 69, 72, 79, 203, 207, 217

entry-level, 125, 132

low-wage, 125

see also employees; labor force; labor pool

working class, 37, 42, 126, 197, 202

Wrong, Dennis, 8

zone of proximal development (ZPD), 73–75