THE PROSPECTS OF ACADEMIC SCIENCE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE NETOCRATIC SOCIETY
O. K. Trubitsyn
Keywords: science, university education, postindustrial society, society of knowledge, netocracy
Pages: 37-45
Abstract
The concepts of postindustrial society, which are popular today, in their majority, offer the forecasts of the social development which are rather optimistic and promising for scientists and university teachers. There is predicted increase of their social status and well-being in connection with increase of the role of science as a direct productive force. However, many facts do not confirm the presence of such tendencies. The concept of netocracy offers an alternative vision of the future, according to which the development of postindustrial economy will affect negatively the position of academic community. The article is devoted to the analysis of validity of this forecast. The conclusion about its partial correctness is made.
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