Question
What changes in education can we expect in the next few years or decades and what effect might these changes have on teaching and learning?
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Sólveig Björnsdóttir
Answer
Education as an activity occurs at several levels. Educational policy makers at national level make decisions about the themes and content of what is to be learnt. At local level decisions are made about the way in which resources are allocated to schools and the education and skills of teachers to be employed by those schools. Principals and other leaders in schools make decisions about the timetable and the choice of materials to be used and the way in which teachers should carry out their work. In the classroom, teachers make decisions about topics, activities and assessment, and sometimes learners and their parents are involved in these decisions. The learners themselves can influence what goes on in classrooms through their own interests and abilities, which can be affected by their family life and their friends. All of the above take place in a society affected by globalization which needs to manage a modern economy, ensure a well-educated population and provide services for its citizens. Many have spoken of the rapid rate of change in modern society, the role of technology in schools, the Information Age or education in the 21st century. What changes in education can we expect in the next few years or decades and what effect might these changes have on teaching and learning? First of all, there will be more learners in both schools and universities. More demands will be for further education and lifelong learning and the range of ability and interests will be broader. The learners will want flexibility in their opportunities for study, they will easily make use of information technology, they will make demands on their teachers and their educational opportunities. Increasingly parents will make demands on behalf of their children. These learners will enter an economy which will demand skills as well as knowledge and a multicultural society influenced by globalization and a market agenda. Particular skills which have already been identified include the innovative use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and the ability to work in teams.Schools will lay great emphasis on information technology.
- The picture taken in a library is taken from Logoweb. UMDNJ.
- The picture of girls working on their computers is taken from Virtual tour. Walthamstow Hall.
- The picture of teacher and pupil is taken from Purdue news. Purdue University.
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Published 6.2.2006
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Citation
Allyson Macdonald. „What changes in education can we expect in the next few years or decades and what effect might these changes have on teaching and learning?“. The Icelandic Web of Science 6.2.2006. http://why.is/svar.php?id=5620. (Skoðað 1.12.2024).
Author
Allyson Macdonaldprófessor við Kennaraháskóla Íslands