Debates on Global Skills

Bourn, Douglas

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“…In a number of reports in 2008 (Bourn, 2008: Bourn andNeal, 2008) and 2010 (Bentall, Blum and Bourn, 2009), I aimed to develop an approach to global skills that was influenced by critical pedagogical, development education and transformative learning thinking. I also aimed to locate an understanding of skills within a broader global context, as seen for example in our work with engineers (Bourn and Neal, 2008: 12) where we suggest that key to understanding global skills is recognising: -willingness to play an active role in society at local, national and international level (Bourn, 2008). However, as Selby and Kagawa commented in critiquing this conceptualisation, it appeared to have accepted the neo-liberal growth model of globalisation and was 'primarily concerned with workforce preparation for technocratic competitive efficacy' (Selby and Kagawa, 2014:147-8).…”

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Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions

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2018

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'Global Skills' has been discussed in this volume in relation to '21 st century skills', including digital literacy and preparing young people for working in a global economy. In the definitions and approaches highlighted in previous chapters there was particular reference to intercultural understanding and the needs of an everchanging economy. There was also recognition that initiatives such as the PISA initiative on global competencies and the UN Sustainable Development Goals have heightened the profile of addressing skills to live and work in a global society. It was also clear that most of the discussions and applications of the term 'global skills' were seen in relation to higher income countries. Discussions on skills in relation to lower income countries tend to focus on technical and vocational skills (McGrath, 2002), although there has been some discussion on skills in relation to sustainability and digital technology (Fien, J. Maclean, R. and Park, 2009).

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Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions

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2018

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Debates on Global Skills

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