| Yazarlar (1) |
Prof. Dr. Elif ÇEPNİ
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| Özet |
| Solutions to the major problems of our time require a radical shift in our perceptions, thinking and values. Post-normal times (characterized by complexity, chaos and contradictions), post-normal science (characterized by uncertainties, systems view of thinking, alternative perspectives, unknown unknowns, values) and human-centered economy are conceptions that we need to take into consideration to define a new role for science. Managing the transition from the knowledge economy (mainly dominated by the use of analytical skills) to human-centered economy (mainly dominated by the use of creativity, character, passion) requires visionary leadership and a wide range of partnerships, and developing new and more comprehensive, flexible, innovative models of learning. Education today should prepare current generations for the continuously changing world of the future. The critique on modern education ranges across the political spectrum (from ‘the Right’to ‘the Left’); across countries (both ‘western’and ‘non-western’); across genders (within men’s, queer and feminist movements); and across worldviews (eg post-modernism, critical theory, neo-Marxism, critical traditionalism). These critiques all imply that ‘modern’education has now become ‘outdated’(Milojevic, 2005). Technology and globalization are significantly transforming work. However, education and training systems, having remained mostly static and under-invested in for decades, are largely inadequate to meet the needs of the new labour markets. How the disconnect between education systems and labour markets can be eliminated is a much disputed topic and it may require a … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Cadmus |
| Dergi ISSN | 2038-5242 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2017 |
| Cilt No | 3 |
| Sayı | 3 |
| Sayfalar | 24 / 41 |
| Makale Linki | https://www.cadmusjournal.org/files/pdfreprints/vol3issue3/Cadmus-V3-I3-Transforming-Education-ECepni-Reprint.pdf |
