The Schools Ain’t What They Used to Be and Never Was – 21st Century Schools, Learners, and Teachers

The Schools Ain’t What They Used to Be and Never Was – 21st Century Schools, Learners, and Teachers

This writing presents our views, as university teacher educators and scholars, concerning some issues pertaining to the readiness of contemporary Canadian education to move forward, well, with confidence and competence, into the mid-21st Century. We posit that all which is possible, educationally, l...

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Main Authors: Colleen Kawalilak, Jim Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Portland State University 2012-01-01
Series:Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Online Access:http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25318
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