Hard Questions on Global Educational Change: Policies, Practices, and the Future of Education - Hardcover

Sahlberg, Pasi; Hasak, Jonathan; Rodriguez, Vanessa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807758191 ISBN 13: 9780807758199

Publisher: Teachers' College Press, 2016

Synopsis

This new book, from internationally renowned education scholar Pasi Sahlberg and his colleagues, focuses on some of the most controversial issues in contemporary education reform around the world. The authors devote a chapter to each of these “hard questions”: Does parental choice improve education systems? Is there a future for teacher unions? What is the right answer to the standardized testing question? Can schools prepare children for the 21st-century workplace? Will technology save schools? Can anyone be a teacher? Should higher education be for the public good? What knowledge and skills should an educator have? Each educational change question sheds much-needed light on today’s large-scale education policies and related reforms around the world. The authors focus on what makes each question globally significant, what we know from international research, and what can be inferred from benchmark evidence. The final chapter offers a model for policymakers with implications for teaching, learning, and schooling overall. Book Features: An in-depth look at the most contentious areas of contemporary education reform. Concrete examples from across the globe. Commentary from key experts, authorities, and organizations. A consistent, accessible organization that will appeal to faculty and students. Lessons learned that illuminate a good way forward to improve the educational experience of all students.

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About the Author

Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of practice at the University of Helsinki and Arizona State University and author of Grawemeyer Award–winning Finnish Lessons (now in its Second Edition). Visit his website at www.pasisahlberg.com.

Jonathan Hasak is a manager of public policy and government affairs at Year Up.

Vanessa Rodriguez is an assistant professor in the Center for Early Childhood Health and Development in the Department of Population Health at the NYU School of Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers' College Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807758191
• ISBN 13: 9780807758199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144