by Dae Ryeong Kim While the history of culture might be as long as the history of human civilization, it was during the nineteenth century that the word, "culture" began to be circulated in its modern sense. Expanding the modern civilization to the world, and facing the strong resistance from traditional cultures throughout the world, the Europeans began to recognize the … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Multiculturalism after Westernalization
Secularization in a Context of Advanced Modernity
by Liliane Voye As described by Dobbelaere (1981), secularization - considered as a process on the macro-level - is in general still an unquestionable fact in Europe. Functional differentiation is persisting; the organized world is based on impersonal roles and on contractual patterns. The privatization of religion signifies not only that institutional religion loses its … [Read more...] about Secularization in a Context of Advanced Modernity
Report: the future of the European Knowledge Society
by Menno Scheers, Club of Amsterdam The Club of Amsterdam organised a conference about 'the future of the European Knowledge Society' on January 28, 2004. This report will give you a brief summary of the topics and the discussion between the panel and the participants of the Club of Amsterdam. The participants of the event filled out a questionnaire; you can find the results … [Read more...] about Report: the future of the European Knowledge Society
Breaking the boundaries between academic degrees and lifelong learning
by Thomas J.P. Thijssen, Fons T.J. Vernooij Designing demand driven lifelong learning processes for employees Keywords: educational design, didactics, lifelong learning, innovation, collaborative technologies, assessment tools, personal development, demand driven Many educational institutes and their staff, struggle with the issue of capturing the market of … [Read more...] about Breaking the boundaries between academic degrees and lifelong learning
Knowledge creation and management
by Philippa Cordingley, CUREE Knowledge creation and management – building an enquiry and research strategy for a networked learning initiative Background In 2003 the English National College for School Leadership established a research and development initiative to promote “Networked Learning Communities” (NLCs). The programme invited volunteer networks of schools … [Read more...] about Knowledge creation and management