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The development, character and effects of education in a technocratic age

Rapid industrialization, breakthroughs in science and technological development have ushered
in an era regarded as a technocratic age. The advent of a technocratic age has necessitated the
acquisition of technologically appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes, and consequently it
has become necessary to establish education systems that fulfil the demands set by technocratic
age principles.
Present-day education is typified by technocratic age imperatives which include meritocracy,
specialization, vocationalism, professionalism and scientism. Technocratic age education is
further characterized by mass education, free and compulsory education and greater bureaucratic
control of education. In technocratic age education systems, entrance examinations are used to
select learners for advanced education and training. It would appear that this takes place with
little regard for the learner's personal worth or meeting the learner's distinctive needs. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (History of Education)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/18166
Date11 1900
CreatorsMathibe, Isaac Ramoloko
ContributorsLe Roux, Cheryl Sheila, 1954-
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (ix, 158 leaves)

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