<서평논문> 「제4차 산업혁명시대 대한민국 미래교육보고서 」해설

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It seems that today’s world has passed the era of Neo Liberalism and finds itself just in the middle of the 4th Industrial Revolution 4th IR). The 4th IR, characterized by convergence of technological innovations and the resultant quantum leap in productivity, is expected to accompany revolutionary change in our work and life at the whole new level. It implies that we are heading toward the generation of massive connectivity and meta-intelligence. Facing this reality, 57 scholars and experts joined the concerted effort to publish a remarkable book about the future of education in Korea that boasts of an extensive coverage from elementary through post-secondary to vocational and life-long education. This review paper intends to assess where we currently stand and discuss where we should be headed in the future, particularly in regard to post-secondary and vocational education. For this purpose, through an analysis and synthesis of the wisdoms in the book, this paper presents anticipated changes in the workplace of the 4th IR, assesses the current status of post-second and vocational education in Korea, and discusses the desired direction for the future in terms of subject, environment, resources, and mechanism.
Implications and research agendas are offered as well.