Twenty-one trends for the 21st century
Subtitle: out of the trenches and into the future, their profound implications for students, education, communities, and the whole of society
By: Gary Marx
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Education Week Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bethesda, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9781939864048
Subjects: Forecasting; Education; Population; Population forecasting
Other titles: 21 trends for the 21st century
Description: Examines trends that can reshape society and offers an understanding of the dynamics to prepare future leaders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-531) and index.
Table of contents: title: Generations; title: Diversity; title: Aging; title: Technology; title: Identity and privacy; title: The economy; title: Jobs and careers; title: Energy; title: Environmental and planetary security; title: Sustainability; title: International/Global; title: Personalization; title: Ingenuity; title: Depth, breadth, and purposes of education; title: Polarization; title: Authority; title: Ethics; title: Continuous improvement; title: Poverty; title: Scarcity vs. abundance; title: Personal meaning and work-life balance; title: Dealing with trends.