Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions

Douglas Bourn is Professor of Development Education and Co-Director of the Development Education Research Centre at UCL, UK. His research interests include the theme of global perspectives for global professions, global learning and learning about development issues.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I. Globalisation and Skills.- Chapter 2. Globalisation, Education and Skills.- Chapter 3. Skills - Importance, Scope and Relevance.- PART II. Debates and Conceptualisations on Global Skills.- Chapter 4. From 21st Century Skills to Global Skills.- Chapter 5. Debates on Global Skills.- Chapter 6. A Conceptual Framework for Global Skills.- PART III. Global Skills for Global Professions.- Chapter 7. Global Skills for Global Graduates and Business.- Chapter 8. The Global Teacher.- Chapter 9. The Global Engineer.- Chapter 10. Skills for Global Health Professionals.- PART IV. Global Skills for Social and Sustainable Change.- Chapter 11. Skills for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 12. Global Skills for Global Social Change.- Chapter 13. Conclusion

“Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions is a well-researched study that will assist anyone interested in the origins, dimensions and potential directions of the 21st Century skills debate, particularly as concerns the needs and challenges of the market place. I would recommend it for policy makers and for those responsible for workplace training programmes.” (Conrad Hughes, Journal of Research in International Education, July 18, 2019)