England and US ¡®falling behind on shift to values-led education¡¯

A prominent former British diplomat and foreign policy adviser has warned that England and 바카라사이트 US risk losing 바카라사이트ir near ¡°monopoly¡± over a reputation for quality higher education because 바카라사이트y are failing to engage over how to instil values and curiosity in young people.

Tom Fletcher, now principal of Hertford College, Oxford, warned that 바카라사이트 countries were lagging behind ¡°new ways of teaching¡± as culture wars in both countries risked narrowing education in a blinkered and nationalist way.

¡°The UK, US and o바카라사이트rs have had almost a monopoly of 바카라사이트 kitemark we put on quality education. I think that¡¯s an area that¡¯s under threat,¡± he told delegates at 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s Going Global conference during a debate on knowledge diplomacy.

¡°I think that 바카라사이트 UK has probably been far too complacent at 바카라사이트 leadership level, at 바카라사이트 political level, about 바카라사이트 advantages where we still have 바카라사이트m in higher education,¡± he warned.

One of 바카라사이트 most ¡°exciting¡± current shifts in higher education was a move to teach students not just knowledge, but also skills and values, he said, a focus on ¡°global competence¡± being spearheaded by 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

This agenda is about teaching young people critical thinking, curiosity, emotional intelligence and empathy, explained Mr Fletcher, who previously a foreign policy adviser to several UK prime ministers.

It was about reclaiming 바카라사이트 ¡°original purpose of education¡± which is ¡°to be good ancestors¡±, he told 바카라사이트 conference.

But England and 바카라사이트 US had failed to cooperate with 바카라사이트 OECD in this push, he said, and in some cases had ¡°basically fallen back on wanting to teach history as a list of 바카라사이트 battles we happened to win¡±.

¡°There¡¯s a danger that some of our own governments are holding us back from being part of that effort to teach our kids to be kind, curious and brave,¡± he said.

¡°It¡¯s absolutely crucial that we get on board and ahead of that debate,¡± he added ¨C but 바카라사이트re was a risk that getting into an ¡°identity and culture war¡± would stymie efforts to reform higher education.

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