Overview
- Unique, cutting edge, thought-provoking, theoretical, and at the same time practical
- Timely content addressing the unique needs of schools in an era of increasing globalization
- Presents a practical framework for teaching the 21st century skills Practical and realistic models for bringing schools into the 21st century Global perspective and implication
Part of the book series: Explorations of Educational Purpose (EXEP, volume 13)
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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
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Bringing Schools into the 21st Century advances progressive educational thought into the new millennium. It does so by asking how education should prepare students for meaningful, creative, and productive futures.
David J. Flinders, Indiana University, USA
Bringing Schools in the 21st Century is a thorough and thoughtful analysis of the emerging impact of information and communication technologies throughout the world, impacting literally every aspect of our lives. With the significant shift into the knowledge age, the authors challenge readers to engage in a redesign of education to more adequately prepare future citizens for success in this evolving, technological world.
Margaret L. Niess, Oregon State University, USA
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bringing Schools into the 21st Century
Editors: Guofang Wan, Dianne M. Gut
Series Title: Explorations of Educational Purpose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0268-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0267-7Published: 27 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3509-5Published: 25 February 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0268-4Published: 15 January 2011
Series ISSN: 1875-4449
Series E-ISSN: 1875-4457
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 260
Topics: Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies