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Taranto, Daniella; Buchanan, Michael T. – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2020
Sustainable education requires teaching practices and techniques that secure strong foundations in learning. The changing contexts, needs and trends of the 21st century challenge teachers to enable students to obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in an ever changing and digital world (Coklar & Yurdakul, 2017). Schools'…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Academic Achievement, Skill Development, Learning Strategies
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Lee, Millie; Morris, Paul – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
Singapore has been assigned the role of a "model" nation state primarily for two reasons: its rapid rate of economic growth and its outstanding performance on cross-national tests of educational achievement, such as PISA. This has resulted in advocates of reform citing it as illustrating "best practices", especially in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Income, Social Mobility
Armstrong, Alan – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2014
This paper brings together the main strengths and challenges currently facing Scottish education and outlines approaches to the ways forward. Knowledge about how to improve education systems has grown rapidly over the last two decades. One key challenge facing Scotland, and no doubt many other countries, is in ensuring a smooth "learner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Educational Practices, Curriculum Development