Meeting the challenge of 21st century education and a global economy

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This publication presents the initial findings from a joint project between SSAT and NESTA in which groups of students identify some of the key challenges facing education in the 21st century, particularly in the context of a globalised economy, and how they think education should best respond to these.

Issues such as an ageing population, environmental sustainability and globalisation will present today's young people with problems to contend with as well as opportunities to grasp. To succeed in the future, young people will need to have the confidence, skills and understanding not only to respond to change but also to become the instigator of change themselves.

Published
March 2010

Author
NESTA and SSAT