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dc.titleThe power of curriculum to transform education: How education systems incorporate 21st century skills to prepare students for todays challenges
dc.contributor.authorMateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes
dc.contributor.authorLim, JungKyu Rhys
dc.contributor.authorPellicer Iborra, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorLópez, Esteve
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Henar
dc.contributor.authorLópez, Rosa
dc.contributor.authorMagro Mazo, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorVásquez Guerra, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorQuesada Alvarado, Ana
dc.contributor.authorBrooks-Young, Susan
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez, Ximena
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Yolanda
dc.contributor.authorRivas, Axel
dc.contributor.authorBarrenechea, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorBrazão, Vasco
dc.contributor.authorNdebele, Varaidzo
dc.contributor.authorNathan, Debra
dc.contributor.authorGroot, Bibi
dc.contributor.editorMateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes
dc.contributor.editorLim, JungKyu Rhys
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-09-15T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2022-07-01T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractCurriculum reform is at the top of the education agenda today. Skills gaps between what society and the labor market need and what formal systems of education and training provide are growing. The curriculum is the primary instrument for education systems to translate what society needs in terms of human capital, into specific content, competencies, and skills. The curriculum reflects the standards of what students should know and be able to do by the end of their school and formative years. However, regardless of the approach education systems take to design their curriculum, there is not always a straight correspondence between the intended standards on paper (i.e., the intended curriculum), and the actual teaching and learning that happens in the classroom (i.e., the de facto curriculum). This report examines how different education systems inside and outside Latin America and the Caribbean have incorporated 21st century skills in their curriculum, and the enabling conditions to translate the intended curriculum into a de facto curriculum in the classroom. How people are educated and trained today will determine whether countries in the region will be able to transform and provide greater prosperity and opportunities for all.
dc.format.extent192
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004360
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-power-of-curriculum-to-transform-education-How-education-systems-incorporate-21st-century-skills-to-prepare-students-for-todays-challenges.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-poder-del-curriculo-para-transformar-la-educacion-como-los-sistemas-educativos-incorporan-las-habilidades-del-siglo-XXI-para-preparar-a-los-estudiantes-ante-los-desafios-actuales.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectInstructional Design
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectEducation Management
dc.subjectEducational Research
dc.subjectDigital Skill
dc.subjectCommunity Education
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectEducational Test
dc.subject21st-Century Skill
dc.subjectOccupational Skill
dc.subjectSocio-Emotional Skill
dc.subjectSkills Need
dc.subjectLearning Skill
dc.subjectCognitive Development
dc.subjectEducational Budget
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeI30 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.keywords21st century skills;transversal skills;digital education;citizenship education;creativity;critical thinking;soft skills;capabilities;capacities;curriculum reform;human capital development;skills gap
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02516
idb.operationRG-T3591
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