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Sixteen Trends, Their Profound Impact on Our Future: Implications for Students, Education, Communities, Countries, and the Whole of Society
Product Description: Sixteen Trends . . . Their Profound Impact on Our Future
Highlighting key factors which are destined to reshape the world, Marx is quick to identify how each of these "trends" will influence educational policy in various ways. With improving academic achievement for ALL students as the main goal, Sixteen Trends provides an enlightened look into the learning processes of the children of tomorrow. Some of the many issues discussed within its contents include:
-the shift in population demographics and its role in life-long learning
-the need for school curriculum and practices to reflect the dawning of the "information age"
-the importance of equilibrium and acceptance of divergent viewpoints in preparing for emerging generations
-how continuous improvement will replace "quick fixes" and challenge the status quo theory of education
-why the globalization of politics and the economy today will mandate the need for interdependence in educational practice
When asked about the importance of his book Sixteen Trends, author Gary Marx states, "Linear goals are not enough. Looking at tomorrow and seeing it only as a little bit more or a little bit less of today just won’t cut it as we move into the future. Surrounded by a world filled with discontinuities, we desperately need to set at least a few audacious goals, the kind that took us to the moon and planets, reduced computers from a dozen racks of equipment to a single hand-held device, and envisioned educational opportunity for all. Much of what happens as we break ground on the future will come at us out of the blue. We are in a constant, unrelenting, and exciting race to lay the groundwork for an even brighter future for our children and ourselves."
We at ERS are pleased to bring you the latest in Marx’s groundbreaking series. According to ERS President Dr. John Forsyth, "Gary Marx’s work provides an impetus for our educational community. The ability for ERS to share the information contained within Sixteen Trends is a positive and progressive step in ensuring that we are well-prepared in today’s educational system for what the future holds."
In Need of a User-Friendly Summary The world is changing rapidly, in ways undreamed of even a few decades ago. Predicting these trends and analyzing their importance has become something of a cottage industry during these times. At the turn of the millennium, "futurist" Gary Marx worked with Educational Research Service to produce Ten Trends...Educating Children for a Profoundly Different Future. Now, he's back with Sixteen Trends.
Certainly, there's no field more in need than waking up to our rapidly changing world than that of education. And Marx does do a good job in putting his finger on some important trends related to the globalization of our world. His compilation of data and his ability to ask questions that need answering can be very useful in thinking about the kinds of things for which schools need to be preparing.
On the other hand, this book suffers from a magnitude of size and density of prose that will keep it out of the hands of many who should be reading it. If Marx really wants to have an impact on educators--administrators and teachers who are in the trenches and not doing research--he should put together a more user-friendly summary. Then he might have a chance at the impact he needs to have.
Trends in Education Very good book if you are studying the future of education. The book is for all educators interested in looking ahead and finding the socio-political impact of education in the future. These trends are studied using a Delphi method.
How Trends Affect our Future Great book. A must read for anyone interested in how the trends are going to affect our future. Thought provocking. Extremely interesting.
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