Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions

This book highlights the increasing need for people who will be working in professions such as teaching, health, engineering and business management to have the skills for living and working in a global society. Globalisation and the challenges resulting from recent political events in Europe and North America have given rise to a need for training and further and higher education programmes to address the skills young people all need to effectively engage in the current global society. Reviewing the range of theories and debates surrounding skills for the twenty-first century, the author suggests there is a need to directly address the real-world issues of today and move beyond abstract concepts such as team work, critical thinking and problem solving, as important as these concepts are. The author proposes a new framework for global skills using examples from international and national policy-makers and evidence from further and higher educational programmes and training courses. This pioneering yet practical book will be of value to students and scholars of global education as well as practitioners and policy makers.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I. Globalisation and Skills.- Chapter 2. Globalisation, Education and Skills.- Chapter 3. Skills - Importance, Scope and Relevance.- PART II. Debates and Conceptualisations on Global Skills.- Chapter 4. From 21st Century Skills to Global Skills.- Chapter 5. Debates on Global Skills.- Chapter 6. A Conceptual Framework for Global Skills.- PART III. Global Skills for Global Professions.- Chapter 7. Global Skills for Global Graduates and Business.- Chapter 8. The Global Teacher.- Chapter 9. The Global Engineer.- Chapter 10. Skills for Global Health Professionals.- PART IV. Global Skills for Social and Sustainable Change.- Chapter 11. Skills for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 12. Global Skills for Global Social Change.- Chapter 13. Conclusion

About the author

Douglas Bourn is Professor of Development Education and Co-Director of the Development Education Research Centre at UCL, UK. His research interests include the theme of global perspectives for global professions, global learning and learning about development issues.

Summary

This book highlights the increasing need for people who will be working in professions such as teaching, health, engineering and business management to have the skills for living and working in a global society. Globalisation and the challenges resulting from recent political events in Europe and North America have given rise to a need for training and further and higher education programmes to address the skills young people all need to effectively engage in the current global society. Reviewing the range of theories and debates surrounding skills for the twenty-first century, the author suggests there is a need to directly address the real-world issues of today and move beyond abstract concepts such as team work, critical thinking and problem solving, as important as these concepts are. The author proposes a new framework for global skills using examples from international and national policy-makers and evidence from further and higher educational programmes and training courses. This pioneering yet practical book will be of value to students and scholars of global education as well as practitioners and policy makers.

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“Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professionsis a well-researched study that will assist anyone interested in the origins, dimensions and potential directions of the 21st Century skills debate, particularly as concerns the needs and challenges of the market place. I would recommend it for policy makers and for those responsible for workplace training programmes.” (Conrad Hughes, Journal of Research in International Education, July 18, 2019)

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"Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions is a well-researched study that will assist anyone interested in the origins, dimensions and potential directions of the 21st Century skills debate, particularly as concerns the needs and challenges of the market place. I would recommend it for policy makers and for those responsible for workplace training programmes." (Conrad Hughes, Journal of Research in International Education, July 18, 2019)

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Bourn
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319976549
• ISBN: 978-3-31-997654-9
• No. of pages: 305
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 217 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 305 p.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system