ISBN:
9780415129435
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version New Thinking for a New Millennium : The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies
DDC:
303.49/09/04
Keywords:
Education
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In this book, Richard Slaughter draws on the relatively new but rapidly developing field of futures studies to illustrate how our thinking must change in order to deal with the challenges presented by the new millennium. In doing so he brings together the latest work from some of the leading international names in futures thinking. Part One considers the foundations of futures thinking in history, literature and ideas. Part Two explores some of the ways that futures studies have been and are being applied in different educational contexts around the world, from pre-school to postgraduate level
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Introduction; What do we mean by futures studies?; Futures studies and the human sciences: the case for normative scenarios; 50 key works: a beginner's guide to the futures literature; Futures studies as applied knowledge; The Institute for Social Inventions, London; Education systems as agents of change: an overview of futures education; Critical futures study as an educational strategy; Educating beyond violent futures in children's media; Ways to develop the knowledge base of futures studies; Envisioning a sustainable society
Description / Table of Contents:
Reconstructing our myths and mindsets for the new millenniumSocial innovation and citizens' movements; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
