Identity and belonging
OECD · Trends shaping education · 2022
In a global and digital world, the binding power of old institutions is declining while new identities and ways of belonging are emerging. Education can help support the needs of diverse learners and their communities while cultivating global competences. This chapter explores these issues through five themes: You can go your own way: examines the decline of traditional institutions and rise of individualism. It’s a small world after all: looks at diversification within nations and multilateral cooperation. Speak your mind: highlights changing patterns of civic and political engagement. All for one and one for all: shows how LGBTI+ and disability rights and opportunities are evolving. The many profiles of us: examines the role of digital platforms in identity and community formation. These trends are linked to education and its future through a series of questions and scenarios. Potential implications of COVID-19, both immediate- and longer-term, are discussed.