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This article is a conceptual one designed to start dialogue on educational issues that are unfolding amidst the changes in other sectors of our society such as production, services, and recreation. We first present an overview of the fundamental but profound changes evidenced in our society and then discuss the nature of these changes and their impact on human ability to function effectively within such an environment. In light of the complexities such as uncertainties and dualistic/multiple perspectives and incongruities, we propose that a model for pedagogy and curriculum development should adopt critical thinking as the key attribute—because it has the potential to deliver an education system for the “new world order.”
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Pillay, H., Elliott, B. Emerging Attributes of Pedagogy and Curriculum for the “New World Order”. Innovative Higher Education 26, 7–22 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010982303618
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