Making schooling relevant for the global age : fulfilling our moral obligation / R.D. Nordgren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nordgren, R. D., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

United States.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

iv, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2003.

Summary:

In order for schooling to become relevant in the global age, the currently used curricula, teaching strategies, and school structures need to be discarded; and more important, the way we think about schools and schooling must change. In essence, a distinctly different model of schooling needs to be conceptualized and implemented across the U.S. In Making Schooling Relevant for the Global Age, Nordgren offers such a model based, in part, on schooling he observed in Sweden; one that is supported by pertinent social, economic, and educational research.

Contents:

Accountability in U.S. schools

Waves of civilization

Those who control schooling

Power and control

Balancing collectivism and individualism

A new model for a new era

Vision for global age schooling

Change and schooling

Conclusion, our moral obligation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205) and index.

ISBN:

1578860253

OCLC:

52341621