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Bringing Schools into the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Wan, Guofang; Gut, Dianne M.
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Description for Bringing Schools into the 21st Century
Hardback. Society continues to change rapidly, but schools are slow to keep up. This book explores numerous issues related to transforming and modernizing our educational systems; it offers practical insights on how to prepare students with 21st century skills. Editor(s): Wan, Guofang; Gut, Dianne M. Series: Explorations of Educational Purpose. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Shift happens: Emerging technologies and globalization have resulted in political, social and cultural changes. These changes have a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including education. Yet while society has changed and continues to change, schools are slow to keep up. This book explores issues related to transforming and modernizing our educational systems, including the impact of societal shifts on education, the efforts at various levels to bring schools into the 21st century, the identification of 21st century skills, the reformation of the curriculum, the creation of alternative models of schooling, the innovative use of technology in ... Read more
Shift happens: Emerging technologies and globalization have resulted in political, social and cultural changes. These changes have a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including education. Yet while society has changed and continues to change, schools are slow to keep up. This book explores issues related to transforming and modernizing our educational systems, including the impact of societal shifts on education, the efforts at various levels to bring schools into the 21st century, the identification of 21st century skills, the reformation of the curriculum, the creation of alternative models of schooling, the innovative use of technology in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Explorations of Educational Purpose
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400702677
SKU
V9789400702677
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Reviews for Bringing Schools into the 21st Century
Bringing Schools into the 21st Century is an excellent overview of current educational reform initiatives and a roadmap for the immediate future of educational change. Duncan Waite, Texas State University, USA Bringing Schools into the 21st Century advances progressive educational thought into the new millennium. It does so by asking how education should prepare students ... Read more