Our students live in a global, digital world, transformed by technology. This
societal phenomenon has also transformed the types of students that educators are
teaching. Given the rapid rate of change and the vast amount of information that 21st
century students confront, it is evident that an educational system, designed to meet the
needs of an antiquated 19th century factory based economy, has become obsolete. This
study of 21st century learning beliefs and implementation practices will add to the
existing literature that will be reviewed in Chapter Two.