Open AccessKeri Facer. Learning Future, Education, Technology and Social Change. Routledge Publications, 2011. 192 pages. US$ 44.95.
Author(s) -
Zain Rafique
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v50i2pp.181-182
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , context (archaeology) , population , social change , political science , technological change , engineering ethics , public relations , sociology , social science , economic growth , engineering , computer science , economics , geography , artificial intelligence , medicine , law , demography , archaeology
Learning Future, Education, Technology and Social Change byKeri Facer is an informative book drawing on over 10 years of researchon digital technologies, social change and education. The writer makes acompelling argument for thinking differently about the future for whicheducation might need to prepare. Packed with case studies from aroundthe world, the book helps to bring into focus the risks andopportunities for societies and for schooling over the coming twodecades. Most people recognise that current education systems are notmeeting the needs of individuals and ‘society’ and several books havebeen written on the future of education. In this context, Keri Facerinvestigates the scenario of education, technology and social changeover the coming two decades by considering nine assumptions aboutsocio-technological change. These include that in next 20 years therewould be significantly increased computing and communication at adistance will be taken for granted by the large majority of people.Moreover, working and living alongside sophisticated machines andnetworks will increasingly be taken for granted and biosciences willproduce unpredictable breakthroughs and important new stories about us.Population is ageing globally and energy, mineral resources and climatewarming will remain significant issues. And finally we will be facingradical national and global inequalities.