World class learners
Subtitle: educating creative and entrepreneurial students
By: Yong Zhao
Publisher: Corwin Press; Corwin Press, a Joint Publication with the National Association of elementary School Principals
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781452203980
Subjects: Curricula; Education; Aims and objectives; Education and state; Education and globalization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The wrong bet: why common curriculum and standards won't help; title: The changed world: the need for entrepreneurs; title: What makes an entrepreneur: the entrepreneurial spirit; title: Achievement gap vs. entrepreneurship gap: the myth of education giants; title: China vs. the United States: how the best education stifles the entrepreneurial spirit; title: From accident to design: a paradigm shift; title: Freedom to learn: student autonomy and leadership; title: Product-oriented learning: works that matter; title: The globe is our campus: global entrepreneurs and enterprises; title: Create a world class education: principles and indicators.