Part 8 - Challenges to Moving Towards a Knowledge Society
November 13th, 2008 by admin in Dr. Susan Robertson
Robertson suggests challenging actions educators should take. She defines the following terms: Knowledge Economy 1, Knowledge Economy 2, and Knowledge Society. She concludes with the idea that we need “alternative imaginaries” and “mobilized political will” if we are to shape the education of our future young citizens and create a platform for a knowledge society.
Think about:
- “We can’t just presume that we have won a battle, that you have a set of politicians, in the case of Ontario, who can think in more complex ways about education as a public good, and a service, and not just something for the economy. Education is about the distribution of life chances not individual choices; therefore, it matters a lot what we do and how we think about education.”
- “So, where are we now in 2007? What are teachers’ ‘work,’ ‘market’ and ‘status’ situations following a decade or more of restructuring? Has more than a decade of restructuring and school effectiveness initiatives led to school improvement and to enhanced conditions for teaching and learning? Keep in the background that global agenda.”
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July 27th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Wow - I can’t believe this!
August 27th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Can you provide more information on this? Very informative.
Thanks a lot!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Never really looked at the information like that before. Thanks!