Educating for Impact in a Project-Based World - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

By Guest Author: Jason Swanson Whether we like it or not, the concepts of work and career are central organizing principles in most of our lives and in our education systems. The notion of working full-time for a single organization, at one time a foundational idea for what constitutes a career, has been turned on its head. Today, the average adult holds 11.7 jobs in his or her lifetime, and the number of people participating in the "gig" or project-based economy is estimated at a staggering 91 million. That number is expected to rise. The changing nature of work has...

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