EDUCATION IN THE INFORMATION AGE
V. I. Ignat'ev, F. I. Rozanov
Keywords: transformation of education, service society, educational system, information age
Pages: 76-85
Abstract
The article is devoted to the problem of transformation of education in the information age. The authors consider the main features of the future information society indicated by the theorists and analyze their influence on the educational system. The demand for creative workers increases, because the scientific and technical knowledge has become the main value. Transition from the society of "manufacturers" to the "service society" leads to the service sphere becoming the main source of society's wealth. Inevitably, this results in moving away from the predominance of practical knowledge toward fundamental and humanitarian knowledge. We should also expect increasing of the share of humanitarian educational institutions and special educational organizations for the work force market in the service sector.
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