Trends Shaping Education 2010

This book is designed to give policy makers, researchers, educational leaders, administrators and teachers a robust, non-specialist source to inform strategic thinking and stimulate reflection on the challenges facing education, whether in schools, universities or programmes for older adults.

It will also be of interest to students and the wider public, including parents.


What does it mean for education that our societies are increasingly diverse? How is global economic power shifting towards new countries? In what ways are working patterns changing? Trends Shaping Education 2010 brings together international evidence to address questions like these. To make the content accessible, each trend is presented on a double page, containing an introduction, two charts with brief descriptive text and a set of pertinent questions for education.

Table of Contents
Introduction
What can be found in this publication?
For whom is this tool relevant?
Trends shaping education
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1. The dynamics of globalisation
Our crowded planet
Populations on the move
Global environmental challenges
International divides of affluence and poverty
Towards a global economy
New global economic powers
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2. New social challenges
Changing age structures
Changing patterns of social expenditure
Inequality on the rise
The persistence of poverty
New forms of community engagement
More satisfied with life
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3. The changing world of work
Changing life cycle patterns
More flexibility in the labour market?
Knowledge-intensive economies
Massification and globalisation of higher education
Women in the labour market
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4. Transformation of childhood
Living in more diverse families
Smaller families, older parents
Children’s health
Children’s inheritance of life chances
Expecting more of children
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5. ICT: The next generation
Towards universal access
Where do students use computers?
The evolving World Wide Web
Rapidly growing participation online
The world in your pocket
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