Material Detail

The general education curriculum as we know it today is a product of the Industrial Revolution.  The assumptions that underpin it are now being challenged as the Information Revolution matures.  In The Meaning of General Education (Miller, 1988), I tracked the history of the idea of the general education curriculum from its 19th century origins in the Industrial Revolution through twentieth century innovations in response to the World Wars and the Cold War.  The innovations that define the Information Revolution are continuing to spark changes to society that are perhaps even more profound than those of the industrial era.  This piece will explore how the Information Revolution is placing new demands on education and how we might best articulate the role of general education in the 21st century’s global information society.

This will delete the comment from the database. This operation is not reversible. Are you sure you want to do it?

Thank you for reporting a broken "Go to Material" link in MERLOT to help us maintain a collection of valuable learning materials.

If you feel this material is inappropriate for the MERLOT Collection, please click SEND REPORT, and the MERLOT Team will investigate. Thank you!

You are being taken to the material on another site. This will open a new window.

Do not show me this again