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World Class Learners
Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students
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Leadership & Management | Policy & Planning | School Change, Reform, & Restructuring
Leadership & Management | Policy & Planning | School Change, Reform, & Restructuring
October 2012 | 288 pages | Corwin
In the new global economy, the jobs that exist now might not exist by the time today's students enter the workplace. To succeed in this ever-changing world, students need to be able to think like entrepreneurs: resourceful, flexible, creative, and global.
Researcher and Professor Yong Zhao unlocks the secrets to cultivating independent thinkers who are willing and able to use their learning differently to create jobs and contribute positively to the globalized society. World Class Learners presents concepts that teachers, administrators and even parents can implement immediately, including how to:
Understand the entrepreneurial spirit and harness it
Foster student autonomy and leadership
Champion inventive learners with necessary resources
Develop global partners and resources
With the liberty to make meaningful decisions and explore nontraditional learning opportunities, today's students will develop into tomorrow's global entrepreneurs.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: To Create Is Human
1. The Wrong Bet: Why Common Curriculum and Standards Won't Help
2. The Changed World: The Need for Entrepreneurs
3. What Makes an Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurial Spirit
4. Achievement Gap vs. Entrepreneurship Gap: The Myth of Education Giants
5. China vs. the U.S.: How the Best Education Stifles the Entrepreneurial Spirit
6. From Accident to Design: A Paradigm Shift
7. Freedom to Learn: Student Autonomy and Leadership
8. Product-Oriented Learning: Works That Matter
9. The Globe Is Our Campus: Global Entrepreneurs and Enterprises
10. Create a World-Class Education: Principles and Indicators
Index