In all communities and societies, education (and often formal schooling) develops, which seeks to meet the needs of the individuals and groups living in the society concerned, so facilitating skills development for life and work; and helping individuals and groups to fit into the society in question. Education systems do not exist in social and economic isolation, but function to meet the particular needs of a particular society at a particular time.
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Ordonez, V., Maclean, R. (2007). Seeking a New Education Paradigm for Teaching and Learning: Achieving Education for Sustainable Development. In: Maclean, R. (eds) Learning and Teaching for the Twenty-First Century. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5773-1_13
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