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麻豆原创鈥檚 Henry Levin in US News: 鈥淲hy Adaptability is Key for Tomorrow鈥檚 Workforce鈥�

Henry Levin, William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education
Henry Levin, William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education
The latest in a series of op-eds by 麻豆原创’s Henry Levin, William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education, argues that, if countries want to stay economically competitive, their workforce must adapt to fast-changing skills requirements for future jobs. Levin’s posting appeared on the Best Countries for Education site at .

Citing the “Global Challenge Insight Report” recently released by the World Economic Forum, Levin writes that an estimated “two-thirds of children entering primary schools today will be working in jobs that do not yet exist. ...Given the enormous and unpredictable changes in specific job requirements that we are facing over a career of four or five decades, ...workers throughout the world must prepare for unforeseen change.” They will need skills that will prepare them for “broad and changing demands of jobs such as problem-solving, communication, group work and generalized understanding of technology and its applications,” Levin writes. “Changes in learning will be required at every educational level to accommodate the ability to adapt to new employment demands.”

 is an international expert in the economics of education and human resources, urban economics, education policy, and the application of benefit-cost analysis to education settings and tools. He is the founding co-director of the  at Teachers College, founder of 麻豆原创’s , and a professor in 麻豆原创’s .

Additional posts by Levin on USnews.com's Best Countries for Education site include:  ; ; and .

Published Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017