%0 Book Section %1 GriGaw12 %A Binkley, Marilyn %A Erstad, Ola %A Herman, Joan %A Raizen, Senta %A Ripley, Martin %A Miller-Ricci, May %A Rumble, Mike %B Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills %D 2012 %E Griffin, Patrick %E McGaw, Barry %E Care, Esther %I Springer Netherlands %K 21cs %P 17-66 %R 10.1007/978-94-007-2324-5_2 %T Defining Twenty-First Century Skills %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2324-5_2 %X As the previous chapter indicates, there has been a significant shift in advanced economies from manufacturing to information and knowledge services. Knowledge itself is growing ever more specialized and expanding exponentially. Information and communication technology is transforming the nature of how work is conducted and the meaning of social relationships. Decentralized decision making, information sharing, teamwork, and innovation are key in today’s enterprises. No longer can students look forward to middle class success in the conduct of manual labor or use of routine skills – work that can be accomplished by machines. Rather, whether a technician or a professional person, success lies in being able to communicate, share, and use information to solve complex problems, in being able to adapt and innovate in response to new demands and changing circumstances, in being able to marshal and expand the power of technology to create new knowledge, and in expanding human capacity and productivity. %@ 978-94-007-2323-8

@incollection{GriGaw12, abstract = {As the previous chapter indicates, there has been a significant shift in advanced economies from manufacturing to information and knowledge services. Knowledge itself is growing ever more specialized and expanding exponentially. Information and communication technology is transforming the nature of how work is conducted and the meaning of social relationships. Decentralized decision making, information sharing, teamwork, and innovation are key in today’s enterprises. No longer can students look forward to middle class success in the conduct of manual labor or use of routine skills – work that can be accomplished by machines. Rather, whether a technician or a professional person, success lies in being able to communicate, share, and use information to solve complex problems, in being able to adapt and innovate in response to new demands and changing circumstances, in being able to marshal and expand the power of technology to create new knowledge, and in expanding human capacity and productivity.}, added-at = {2013-09-24T13:22:03.000+0200}, author = {Binkley, Marilyn and Erstad, Ola and Herman, Joan and Raizen, Senta and Ripley, Martin and Miller-Ricci, May and Rumble, Mike}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f1033b761ce4cc6816dfd2ad123a3bff/ajlakanen}, booktitle = {Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills}, description = {Defining Twenty-First Century Skills - Springer}, doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2324-5_2}, editor = {Griffin, Patrick and McGaw, Barry and Care, Esther}, interhash = {b3fac78581c55df771a051e5b260da35}, intrahash = {f1033b761ce4cc6816dfd2ad123a3bff}, isbn = {978-94-007-2323-8}, keywords = {21cs}, language = {English}, pages = {17-66}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, timestamp = {2013-09-24T13:22:03.000+0200}, title = {Defining Twenty-First Century Skills}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2324-5_2}, year = 2012 }