Trends shaping education
Subtitle: 2008 edition
By: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Contributors: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation; SourceOECD (Online service)
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9789264046610
Subjects: Technological innovations; Emigration and immigration; Educational change; Education; Social change; Age distribution (Demography)
Other titles: Trends shaping education; Les grandes mutations qui transforment l'éducation - édition 2008.
Description: This publication presents the latest available information on 26 major current trends in education, grouped in 9 broad themes (aging, global challenges, the new economic landscape, work and jobs, the learning society, ICT, citizenship and the state, social connections and values, and sustainable affluence). For each trend, there is a two-page spread, containing a short introduction, two figures with accompanying text followed by three key questions about the impact of the trend on the future of education. A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for each figure, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Also available online via SourceOECD.

Also available in French under the title: Les grandes mutations qui transforment l'éducation - édition 2008.
Table of contents: title: Ageing OECD societies; title: Global challenges; title: Towards a new economic landscape; title: The changing world of work and jobs; title: The learning society; title: ICT : the next generation; title: Citizenship and the state; title: Social connections and values; title: Sustainable affluence?.