New education trends: inspiration and thought-provoking questions

By Annika Sundback-Lindroos. Most of us need both inspirational and factual resources to support our work. Finding sources that deliver on both aspects can be challenging, however. The OECD’s latest report, Trends Shaping Education 2016, was a pleasant surprise. The report reflects on the potential impacts five overarching trends – globalisation, the future of the nation state, the rise of the city, the changing family, and technology – might have on education in the future. More...