This is a Summary Report of PhD research study Future Schooling and Futures Thinking: Emerging Forms of Learning, Future Skills Educational and Schools’ Leaders Perspectives.

In strand two of the PhD research study, the researcher sought to identify the “forces of change,” their impact, and the challenges they provide for the future of work and education as seen by Western Australian school leaders and teachers.

Additionally, it attempted to investigate how Western Australian schools are preparing their students for future environments and what learning and teaching may look like in schools of the future.