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Audacious Education Purposes: How Governments Transform the Goals of Education Systems Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book offers a comparative study of eight ambitious national reforms that sought to create opportunities for students to gain the necessary breath of skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world. It examines how national governments transform education systems to provide students opportunities to develop such skills. It analyses comprehensive education reforms in Brazil, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal and Russia and yields original and important insights on the process of educational change. The analysis of these 21st century skills reforms shows that reformers followed approaches which are based on the five perspectives: cultural, psychological, professional, institutional and political. Most reforms relied on institutional and political perspectives. They highlight the systemic nature of the process of educational change, and the need for alignment and coherence among the various elements of the system in order. They underscore the importance of addressing the interests of various stakeholders of the education system in obtaining the necessary impetus to initiate and sustain change. In contrast, as the book shows, the use of a cultural and psychological frame proved rarer, missing important opportunities to draw on systematic analysis of emerging demands for schools and on cognitive science to inform the changes in the organization of instruction. Drawing on a rich array of sources and evidence the book provides a careful account of how education reform works in practice. 
What parents want: the role of schools in teaching about the wider world Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: Think Global | Development Education Association This report presents the findings from a YouGov survey of parents’ attitudes towards their children’s education. The results show that parents of schoolage children think it is vital that schools teach about the wider world. At Think Global we know that many schools and teachers already prioritise such teaching, recognising how important it is to prepare their pupils to live in a globalised world and the positive contribution this can make to pupil attainment and behaviour. This report details the high level of support for schools that decide to prioritise this work; we hope it will provide schools and teachers with the information they need to expand this area of their teaching. Ce que les parents veulent: le rôle des écoles dans l'enseignement sur le monde plus large Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: Think Global | Development Education Association Ce rapport présente les résultats d'un sondage YouGov des attitudes des parents envers l'éducation de leurs enfants. Les résultats montrent que les parents d'enfants pensent âge scolaire, il est essentiel que les écoles enseignent sur le reste du monde. A Think Global, nous savons que beaucoup d'écoles et les enseignants accordent déjà la priorité de cet enseignement, en reconnaissant combien il est important de préparer leurs élèves à vivre dans un monde globalisé et la contribution positive cela peut faire à élève le niveau et le comportement. Ce rapport détaille le niveau élevé de soutien pour les écoles qui décident de la priorité à ce travail; nous espérons qu'elle fournira aux écoles et aux enseignants les informations dont ils ont besoin pour développer ce domaine de leur enseignement. 
Educating Students to Improve the World (SpringerBriefs in Education) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book addresses how to help students find purpose in a rapidly changing world. In a probing and visionary analysis of the field of global education Fernando Reimers explains how to lead the transformation of schools and school systems in order to more effectively prepare students to address today’s’ most urgent challenges and to invent a better future. It discusses several global citizenship curricula that have been adopted by schools and school networks, and ties them into an approach to lead school change into the uncharted territory of the future. Given its scope, the book will help teachers, school and district leaders tackle the change management needed in order to introduce global education, and more generally increase the relevancy of education. In addition, the book offers a “bridge” for more productive collaboration and communication between those who lead the process of educational change, and those who study and theorize this important work. 
Empowering Teachers to Build a Better World: How Six Nations Support Teachers for 21st Century Education; Springer Briefs in Education Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers This open access book presents a comparative study on how large-scale professional development programs for teachers are designed and implemented. Around the world, governments and educators are recognizing the need to educate students in a broad range of higher order cognitive skills and socio-emotional competencies, and providing effective opportunities for teachers to develop the expertise needed to teach these skills is a crucial aspect of effective implementation of curricula which include those goals. This study examines how large-scale efforts to empower teachers for deeper instruction have been designed, how they have been implemented, and their outcomes. To do so, it investigates six programs from England, Colombia, Mexico, India, and the United States. Though all six are intended to broaden and deepen students’ curricular aspirations, each takes this expansion of curricular goals in a different direction.The ambitious education reforms studied here explicitly focus on building teachers’ capacity to teach on a broader set of goals. Through a discerning analysis of program documents, evaluations, and interviews with senior leaders and participants in the programs, the book identifies the various theories of action used in these programs, examines how they were implemented, and discusses what they achieved. As such, it offers an indispensable resource for education leaders interested in designing and implementing professional development programs for teachers that are aligned with ambitious instructional goals. 
[Summary] Teaching and Learning for the Twenty-first Century: Educational Goals, Policies, and Curricula From Six Nations Year of publication: 2016 Author: Fernando Reimers | Connie K. Chung Corporate author: Global Education Innovation Initiative The book aims to foster discussions on how national education policies support students to prepare for life, work and civic participation in the 21st century. It examines six countries—Chile, China, India, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States—exploring how each one defines, supports, and cultivates those competencies that students will need in order to succeed in the current century. [Resumen] Enseñanza y aprendizaje en el siglo XXI : Metas, políticas educativas y currículo en seis países Year of publication: 2016 Author: Fernando Reimers | Connie K. Chung Corporate author: Global Education Innovation Initiative Este libro pretende promover discusiones sobre cómo las políticas educativas nacionales ayudan a los estudiantes a prepararse para la vida, el trabajo y la participación ciudadana en el siglo XXI. Revisa además cómo los objetivos educativos, los retos y las oportunidades que se perciben, reflejan los contextos histórico, político, y cultural de los sistemas educativos, los cuales a su vez varían en tamaño, mecanismos de gobernanza y condiciones demográficas, entre otros factores. 
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship; Preparing Pupils for Life in an Interconnected World Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: British Council | UK aid This resource contributes to the development of pupils’ core skills, enabling them to think critically, to consider how to resolve problems, to take informed and reflective action and to develop personal leadership skills. During the course, pupils will analyse global issues, and will plan, implement and evaluate action. This course can be linked to a variety of curriculum areas, including English, Social Studies, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, Maths, History and Art and Design. It can be used with or without an overseas partner school. 
Teach the Change: 8 Steps to Be a Global Teacher Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Start the Change | European Union (EU) These guidelines are a result of consultation with 45 teachers from across Europe, drawing on their combined experiences to reflect on the main challenges of developing educational activities on global issues and with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and migration. 
Educación a la ciudadanía mundial: Marco de referencia de la AQOCI Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Affaires mondiales Canada | Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) La educación es parte integrante de la misión de las organizaciones de solidaridad y cooperación internacionales (OCI). En continuidad con su misión de educación y de compromiso con el público, la AQOCI adopta de ahora en adelante un enfoque de Educación para la ciudadanía mundial (ECM). Ésta se encuentra en la razón misma de ser de la asociación y de sus integrantes, ya que la solidaridad internacional supone que todas las poblaciones estén conscientes de las desigualdades y que se movilicen para la construcción de un mundo más justo e igualitario. Durante el 1er Encuentro, las OCI destacaron la importancia de ampliar el impacto de su acción en ECM y de hacer valer y reconocer sus competencias en ese ámbito ante los diversos colaboradores así como la población en general. En ese sentido, este nuevo marco de referencia es una primera herramienta para las OCI miembros de la AQOCI. En éste se propone orientación, conceptos y un repertorio conciso de nuestras prácticas comunes con el objetivo de describir, orientar y reconocer nuestra acción colectiva en ECM. Este marco expresa la visión actual de la AQOCI y valora la acción diversificada del conjunto de sus integrantes.