(Ebook) Trends Shaping Education - 2008 Edition by OECD ISBN 9789264046610

(Ebook) Trends Shaping Education - 2008 Edition by OECD ISBN 9789264046610

This new biennial publication presents the latest available information on 26 major current trends in education, grouped in 9 broad themes (ageing, 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?®.Table of Content :Introduction1. Ageing OECD Societies-Fewer Children-Living Longer-Changing Age Structures-Find Out More2. Global Challenges-Our Crowded Planet-International Divides of Affluence and Poverty-Populations on the Move-Global Environmental Challenges-Find Out More3. Towards a New Economic Landscape-The Global Economy-Knowledge-Intensive Service Economies--Find Out More4. The Changing World of Work and Jobs-Lives Less Dominated by Work?-Less Securely Attached to the Labour Market?-Women at Work-Find Out More5. The Learning Society-Educational Attainment-Rising Investments in Education-Global Educational Patterns - Inequalities and Student Flows-Find Out More6. ICT: The Next Generation-The Digital Revolution-Rising Investments in Education-Global Educational Patterns - Inequalities and Student Flows-Find Out More7. Citizenship and the State-Changing Forms of Political Participation-The Role of the Welfare State - Smaller Government?-Find Out More8. Social Connections and Values-Living in More Diverse Families-Less Social Interaction?-Evolving Values-Find Out More9. Sustainable Affluence?-Growing Affluence, Growing Energy Consumption-Inequality on the Rise-Lifestyles with Health Risks-Find Out More