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Learning for the future: the emergence of lifelong learning and the internationalisation of education as the fourth way?

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This article explores the discourse of international educational reform that aims at meeting the various challenges of globalisation and a knowledge-based economy and preparing students for a better future in the twenty-first century. Specifically, it reviews the dominant themes, trends and goals of modern education. It does so by exploring the shared themes of curriculum adaptation, the emerging models of learning and innovation, the trend towards lifelong learning for all and the growing need for the internationalisation of education. It concludes by suggesting an overall trend of the sectorisation and de-sectorisation of education emerging under new social and economic circumstances in the twenty-first century.

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Lee, W.O. Learning for the future: the emergence of lifelong learning and the internationalisation of education as the fourth way?. Educ Res Policy Prac 11, 53–64 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10671-011-9122-9

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