NDLI: Education Reform for Raising Economic Competitiveness

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Sahlberg, P.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Globalization has increased economic competition within and between countries and the world’s regions. Economic competitiveness is commonly seen as a valid index for judging a country’s level of economic prosperity. Many recent large-scale education reforms have been justified by the urgent need to increase labor productivity and promote economic development and growth through expanded and improved education. It is generally assumed that to increase economic competitiveness, citizens must acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for civic success and the knowledge-based economy. This article argues that what schools are expected to do in order to promote economic competitiveness often contradicts commonly accepted global education reform thinking. Experience in many countries indicates that increased standardization of teaching and learning, for example, may be counterproductive to the expectations of enhanced economic competitiveness. The conclusion is that rather than competition between education systems, schools and students, what is needed is networking, deeper co-operation and open sharing of ideas at all levels if the role of education in economic competitiveness is to be strengthened. The key features of education reform policies that are compatible with competitiveness are those that encourage flexibility in education systems, creativity in schools and risk-taking without fear on the part of individuals.
Starting Page	259
Ending Page	287
Page Count	29
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13892843
Journal	Journal of Educational Change
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15731812
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-09-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	economic competitiveness education reform educational change learning teaching Comparative Education Curriculum Studies Leadership & Administration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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