TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... iv
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................... vii
CHAPTER I .................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
Statement of Problem ........................................................................................... 6
Definition of Terms ............................................................................................. 9
Research Questions ............................................................................................ 17
Significance of the Study ................................................................................... 18
Summary ........................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER II ................................................................................................................. 22
Review of the Related Literature ................................................................................... 22
History of Globalization’s Impact on Labor ....................................................... 22
The Demand for New Skills in the Workplace ................................................... 24
Impact of Globalization on American Education ................................................ 32
Education in the International Arena .................................................................. 35
Conceptual Framework for 21st Century Skills .................................................. 43
The Contemporary 21st Century Learner ........................................................... 51
Relevance in the Learning .................................................................................. 57
Instructional Beliefs of Teachers ........................................................................ 61
Resistance to Change ......................................................................................... 65