Meaning of education in the Information Society

Abstract

Thesis: Fast development of technology is a reason of changes in all areas of human being. There  are unpredictable and difficult to assess because in the past this kind of changes were not note. It should be noted that -beyond development of technologies - the information is significant in new society. Therefore, modern society is called Information Society. In this context, we should answer for the following questions: How should be organized educational process in new society? How specific should be education in information society?

 Discussed concept: First of all, specifics of the information society was described. There was presented the idea of lifelong learning as pillar of information society The meaning of education  in new reality were shown.

Conclusions: Base on analyses of theories, the meaning of education in information society (in micro and macro system) was elaborated. Education in the information society should be:  complementary with the information society, flexible, supporting human, general, but at the same time specialized.