Keyword: social change

Three scenarios for the future – lessons from the sociology of knowledge

Dr Johan Muller, Professor Michael Young

This review draws on social realist approaches in the sociology of knowledge and, in light of them, constructs three scenarios for the future of education in the next... Read more »

TOP KEYWORDS: Sociology, education, future, society, social change

The millennial generation: generation y and the opportunities for a globalised, networked educational system

Elisabeth Kelan, Michael Lehnert

The paper explores the changing educational needs and expectations of Generation Y, people born roughly between 1977 and 2000. The first part of the paper reviews existing research... Read more »

TOP KEYWORDS: work, education, generations, economics, society, technology, social change, personal development