آموزش و پرورش آينده نگر اهداف و راهكارها

Futuristic Education: Goals and Strategies

The purpose of this article is to investigate important goals and strategies of Futuristic Education and consists of two parts. In the first part after reviewing the history of futurism, three main methods of futurism are introduced and their relationships to education discussed. These three methods of futurism are: analytic, visionary and participatory. In the second part, based on the contemporary futurist notions, six general trends for world transformations in the 21st century are identified. These trends are: quick progress of science and technology, globalization, the threat to environment, spread of IT, propagation of democracy, and increase of political and cultural awareness of nations and ethnic groups. After stating these six trends, some of the challenges facing educational systems in confronting them are discussed and strategies for adjusting the educational system to cope with these changes are explored.