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Delors [dəlɔː] n (Biographies / Delors, Jacques (Lucien Jean) (1925 M, French, POLITICS: politician, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, POLITICS: statesman) Jacques (Lucien Jean). born 1925, French politician and economist, President of the European Commission (1985-94): originator of the How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The model of schooling most prevalent in urban high schools today is an industrial-age relic where students are expected to learn the skills and values that do little to enhance their abilities to navigate their futures (Anyon, 2005; Delors, 1998; Egol, 2003; Meier, 2002; Toffler & Toffler, 1994). Was it not Delors who urged his fellow Europeans to stop wringing their hands over the challenge of globalization and to meet it head on? As former EU President Jacques Delors has noted, Europe is the product of several contributing elements, including democracy, ancient Greek philosophy, the Roman legal system, the Judeo-Christian heritage, the Enlightenment, and Islam. |
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