Presentation
Time:
Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization
Date:
7:00 pm
Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 N 12th St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: LIED
Contact:
Go to 105 Home Economics or 233 Mabel Lee for free tickets.
Presentation by Yong Zhao, University of Oregon, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 7 p.m. Sponsored by the College of Education and Human Sciences.
American education is at a crossroads. We need to change course to maintain leadership in a rapidly changing world. How should we redesign our educational system?
Zhao’s book of the same title, “Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization,” addresses these questions.
At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is education reform in the United States headed down the right path?
Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society? Or, are they undermining students’ strengths by overemphasizing high-stakes testing and standardization?
Are education systems in China and other countries as superior as some people claim?
American education is at a crossroads. We need to change course to maintain leadership in a rapidly changing world. How should we redesign our educational system?
Zhao’s book of the same title, “Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization,” addresses these questions.
At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is education reform in the United States headed down the right path?
Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society? Or, are they undermining students’ strengths by overemphasizing high-stakes testing and standardization?
Are education systems in China and other countries as superior as some people claim?