Development Of Knowledge Society Research Articles

DIGITALIZATION AS A DETERMINANT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSDISCIPLINARITY WITHIN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Purpose of the article. The research is devoted to the substantiation of new methodological approaches to the development of cognitive and axiological components of Higher Education in Library and Information Science in the conditions of the digital economy and knowledge society development. Methodology. The combination of research tools (systematic, comparative, transdisciplinary approaches) allowed proving the objectivity of the strengthening integrative relations’ processes in the “Information, Library and Archival Affairs” disciplinary field’s components due to digital convergence of library, archive, and documentation center. Scientific novelty. The digital revolution in documenting and dissemination technologies are gradually erasing the functional boundaries between different types of documentary and communication institutions while contributing to their multifunctionality. This highlights the need to introduce the principle of transdisciplinarity in the educational programs’ content and structure for the library and information professionals training, which will help increase their competitiveness in the labor market. Conclusions. New roles and activities of libraries in the digitalization society take them beyond the pure library infrastructure and determine the transdisciplinary training of librarians. Such training is a guarantee of their high adaptability and prospects in the digital culture society, a guarantee of preservation and development of libraries as multifunctional information and cultural-educational media complexes, that are attractive for users.

Intellectual capital as the basis of knowledge society development

Intellectual capital as the basis of knowledge society development

Literature review: The distributed postproduction of cultural knowledge for artworks in online museums

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to explore how online museums distribute the postproduction of cultural knowledge related to artworks in a network society. This study has implications for how online museums will adapt to the future development of knowledge societies. The core innovation of this study is exploring distributed knowledge postproduction in online museums from the perspective of Mode 2 knowledge production and online distributed knowledge production. This study will also examine distributed knowledge postproduction in online museums, which co‐constructs knowledge and meaning. This paper covers how online museums transform artworks into a resource for cultural postproduction through digital means and engage in Mode 2 knowledge postproduction. Online museums convey knowledge of artworks, creating narratives of phenomena, extending the aura of works of art, and increasing the volume of disseminated knowledge. Through the Semantic Web, online museums construct distributed online systems of knowledge, bringing together machines, technologies, and people and enriching the cultural understanding and innovation of systems of knowledge. Through hyperlinks, exhibitions in online museums intervene in social contexts anytime and anywhere, distributing the cultural knowledge postproduction of artworks. By establishing interactive connections with various contexts, online museums co‐construct knowledge and meaning. Compared with previous work, this study explores how new technological applications in online museums co‐construct knowledge and meaning through interactions with various social contexts, which will influence the future development of knowledge societies.

Initiative and entrepreneurship as a key competence (of the teacher) of the 21st century

This article discusses the issue of teacher's competence which is initiative and entrepreneurship. The author emphasizes the fact that the basis for the development of knowledge society are well-educated young people with appropriate competences. To do so, the modern school must have entrepreneurial teachers. The prerequisite for the success is a change in thinking about education.

ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ СТАНОВЛЕНИЯ ОБЩЕСТВА ЗНАНИЯ В ЭПОХУ ГЛОБАЛИЗАЦИИ

ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ СТАНОВЛЕНИЯ ОБЩЕСТВА ЗНАНИЯ В ЭПОХУ ГЛОБАЛИЗАЦИИ

РАЗВИТИЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ МОБИЛЬНОСТИ БУДУЩИХ ИНЖЕНЕРОВ В ПРОЦЕССЕ НЕПРЕРЫВНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the future engineers’ professional mobility development in continuing education. Educational policy, based on the concept of continuing education, is designed to promote the knowledge society development. The relationship between higher education and the labor market is becoming a top priority for developed countries. Higher schools are searching for the ways to adapt to the changing demands of the labor market, while the vocational training content takes into account the personality individual needs. Lifelong learning requires highly developed personal qualities such as professional mobility. The article reveals the importance of the higher schools continuing education for the future engineers’ professional mobility development. Studies on the continuing education potential problem are analyzed. The essence of the concepts “continuing education”, “future engineers’ professional mobility” was revealed. To achieve this goal, the analysis of the theoretical foundations of the professional mobility and continuing education problem was made. The structure of professional mobility and its components were defined. Factors groups influence the development of students’ professional mobility in higher schools were identified: pedagogical, psychological, psycho-pedagogical, social economic. The regional factors characteristic of the researched quality development was given. The scientific novelty is the fact that for the first time the pedagogical support of the future engineers’ professional mobility development is grounded in the continuing education. The practical significance of the study is that the presented studies can become a basis for the teachers participating in the creation and implementation of the basic educational programs for the preparation of bachelors and masters.

Innovation of education for the development of key competencies of university graduates

Abstract Competency-based education is a new trend in the process of teaching to support and develop the competencies of graduates. This challenge of the European Union aimed at changes in learning processes contributes to improvement in the educational qualifications of the population. Recently, in Europe and Slovakia, several research studies aimed at key competencies of graduates have been conducted. This paper provides the results of the study aimed at identification of key competencies of graduates of the study program Construction Technology and Management. A proposal for innovations in learning forms is presented as an output of the national project “Universities as Engines of Knowledge Society Development”. The innovations will influence the development of profession-specific and transferable competencies of graduates of the afore-mentioned study program at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Technical University of Košice, Slovakia.

Formation of the Modern Concept of Research Education: From New Age to a Knowledge Society

The present article considers the cultural and historical background and genesis of the research education concept from the perspective of the knowledge society development. Ideas and educational practices linking educational activities and research studies both in the higher and secondary schools are presented. It is stated that research education is becoming a mission not only of a specific university but also of a specific school. Such education requires the successive cognitive development of a personality. In this connection, there occurs the process of forming educational partnerships of schools, universities and research organizations. Examples of educational activities in Russia, the United States, and Western Europe are given. The conclusion has been made that at the end of the 20th century there appears an educational institution of a research type – the University and school - which uses the cognition methods inherent in a scientific search, is institutionalized in cluster-network forms and is based upon an educational innovation system.

Advantages and Limitations of Usage of Open Educational Resources in Small Countries

Educational resources in the competitive world of higher education were often considered as key intellectual property, so access to those resources was restricted to privileged groups of students and professors, which is unacceptable in today's networked society. Today, an increasing number of institutions and individuals share such digital resources via the Internet free of any legal, financial or technical barriers. Open Educational Resources (OER) are the right way which enables free and accessible education to everyone and access to knowledge as public good. OER cherish the culture of participation, collaboration and sharing and with an open access to scientific information it brings a notable contribution in knowledge society development. The implementation of OER has certain limitations, in particular for small countries which use a non-English language, have limited resources and support to customize and create OER, their educational practice is founded on traditional teaching methods with occasional use of digital contents and ICT. The awareness raising and positive attitudes about OER are the first important step towards its acceptance. The empirical part of this paper is analysing attitudes toward OER among the scholars at few smaller public faculties in Croatia and their practice of sharing knowledge and teaching materials.

Creativity in Higher Education

The paper presents results of research related to perception of creativity in higher education made by the authors at the University of Mostar from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This research was based on a survey conducted among teachers and students at the University. The authors developed two types of questionnaires, one for teachers and the other for students in order to investigate the perception about creativity at the University. Namely, the idea that higher education has key role in development of knowledge-based society and economy has been in the very heart of Bologna process – the overall reform of the higher education in European Union. Also, many official European Union documents identified creativity as a major driving force towards knowledge creation and social and economic advancement through the development of a knowledge society. But, the complex questions of knowledge-based society and economy could not be solved without creative, forward-looking individuals and groups who are not afraid to question established ideas and who are able to cope with the insecurity and uncertainty this entails. If today's universities, including University of Mostar, would not succeed in strengthening creativity of teaching process and education of their teachers and students, development of knowledge society could be at stake. The University of Mostar has been started with implementation of the main postulates of Bologna process since 2005. Almost ten years later, the authors wanted to examine if teachers and students of the University of Mostar are aware of the importance of creativity in higher education for development of knowledge society. That was the main reason why the authors started with research related to perception of creativity at the University of Mostar. The aim of this research was to investigate the awareness of teachers and students of the University related to the necessity to enhance creativity within and by academic community.

The Impact of Education Policy to Country Economic Development

Future growth and social welfare will depend on knowledge-intensive industries and services. In this case more jobs will require a higher education qualification. It is important to determine the relations between education policy, other policies – such as research and technological development, social - and economic development of the country. The article analyses the human capital as a factor of production, accumulated by individuals through education and its impact in to higher production. Other important issue is high education impact on research, technological development and total factor productivity growth. The development of knowledge society requires new attitude to European education policy. The main aim of the article to exam the European Union education policy, its relation and impact for economic development.

Osiguravanje kvalitete u visokom obrazovanju u Republici Hrvatskoj

Reform of the higher education system has been induced by the requisite creation of a unique European area of higher education, aimed at the development of a new dimension of the European society and knowledge. As a part of the reform, adequate measures were undertaken and new quality assurance and development mechanisms were implemented. The basis for consolidation and implementation of quality assurance in the Republic of Croatia is the Bologna Declaration, with Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area being the fundamental document concerning quality assurance within the context. The objective of this work is to show the importance of the Bologna process in the function of higher education quality assurance in the Republic of Croatia as the fundamental mission in the development of knowledge society and economy as a whole. In this accordance, the aim of this work is to show the progress followed in the implementation of the Bologna process through promoting students’ and educators’ mobility, setting up the quality monitoring system and pursuing European cooperation.

Post-Experiential Education: from Knowledge to ‘Knowing’

In the era of globalization of world markets, movement of the European Union toward the knowledge-based society, and Serbia's EU accession process, competition has become one of the most important characteristics of successful development and achievement of these objectives. The existing competitiveness indices are discussed in this study, and it has been found that they do not reflect the position of transition countries and Serbia appropriately. A great impact of the quality indicators on Serbian ranking was determined based on the analysis of the existing studies. A new, original index is therefore proposed - the Competitiveness Index of the Knowledge-Based Society. The index is applied to 18 territorial units, including the EU and the Western Balkan countries, Serbia, and Vojvodina as a European region. The new model set out in this article provides a more realistic and objective picture of the state of Serbia and the Western Balkans as regards the competitiveness of knowledge. In other words, the new competitiveness model of knowledge-based society provides a better monitoring of the development of the Republic of Serbia and the Western Balkans on their way towards development of knowledge society. The results are analyzed and discussed.

The Assets of Knowledge Society in Oman: People and ICT

The technological progress has been considered as driver of overall development in the world and a lot of countries have adopted a diversified economic growth model such as Oman. Oman is a Middle Eastern country with an economy that relies heavily on Oil. As part of its 2020 vision aiming at sustaining social and economic growth and development, Oman has been seeking to develop a Knowledge Society (KS). This paper focuses on people and ICT as important and vital assets and resources to successfully develop a KS. The main objectives of this paper are the following:  To investigate the role of people and ICT in developing the Knowledge Society in Oman  To propose a framework on how to involve people in developing KS in Oman  To identify how to align the development of the Knowledge Society with the human resource development in Oman The main research method used in this paper is interview. Also, secondary sources such as books and online journals are utilized to get the maximum understanding of the topic of the research. The results of this project are expected to show how Oman KS project affects the development of human resources, their life and their work. Moreover, the finding of this project shows that for Oman to develop KS, there are certain areas that have to be considered such as ICT infrastructure and training of human resources. The development of human capacity is essential in developing the KS in Oman. The main concern is to focus on the development of education as it is the key investment in humans. This paper seeks to develop a framework for involving people in KS development and aligning KS development to go along with human resources development.

Knowledge Management Solution for Achieving Sustainable Capacity of SMME

Abstract Due to the development of knowledge society, there is increased demand for using knowledge management (KM) in an entrepreneurship as well as using information and communication technology (ICT). To achieve sustainable capacity it is necessary to promote KM and ICT in small, medium and microenterprises (SMME). KM is implemented successfully in the firms with large amount of employees. There are limited abilities to handle it for SMME. It is necessary to develop the model for implementation of KM for achieving sustainable capacity in SMME. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the model for strengthening sustainable capacity of SMME in transition to knowledge economy. Study of the bibliography was applied to define main dimensions of sustainable capacity of an enterprise. The active knowledge modelling method was applied to develop the model of KM solution for achieving sustainable capacity of SMME. As a result of research, a method for evaluation of sustainable development of SMME was developed. It reflects key elements for KM solution in SMME and consists of four interrelated sub-models such as goal model, business process model, concepts model, and information systems model. The model was evaluated in the target group as well as in the group of experts.

Library and Information Education is the Potential for Knowledge Society Development

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Higher Education Institutions: Decisive Players for Cross-border Integration

The purpose of this article is to compare how Cross-border Collaboration (CBC) is being conducted between Universities in the border twin cities of Ciudad Juarez/El Paso and Frankfurt (Oder)/Slubice. Both areas concentrate Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) facing the similar challenge of pursuing collaboration within a context characterized by unequal economic development and infl uenced by supranational structures, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union, respectively. As a result of the comparison of some of the CBC initiatives that have been conducted between HEIs in the study areas, the document points out that the development of knowledge societies in border regions requires the existence of a mature CBC culture among the local community.

Інституційно-ціннісний потенціал розвитку суспільства знань в сучасній Україні

Інституційно-ціннісний потенціал розвитку суспільства знань в сучасній Україні

Meso Level as an Indicator of Knowledge Society Development

This paper studies the nature and the importance of the link between macro and micro levels of innovation management in the knowledge society of Denmark, Sweden, USA, India, Russia, and Moldova, suggesting that countries with different levels of knowledge society development have different link types between the macro and micro levels of innovation management. In particular, findings show that countries with a higher level of knowledge society development have a two-way mediation process between the micro and macro levels of innovation management while countries with lower level of knowledge society development tend towards a “one-direction” link. This paper argues that innovation management can only be fully effective through paying attention to this intersection, which is free of biases inherent in each individually. The authors conclude by introducing a “meso-level” indicator for knowledge society development and underline areas of further research in the field.

Market orientation in managing relationships with multiple constituencies of Croatian higher education

In this paper, market orientation in Croatian higher education (HE) is discussed within the context of stakeholder-oriented management. Drawing on existing studies, the ‘classical’ empirical model, describing the market orientation of generic nonprofit organisations, has been adapted to the contingencies of the Croatian HE sector. Empirical testing of the model, based on primary data drawn from the majority of public institutions of higher learning in the country, reveals inadequate market orientation toward the relevant stakeholders. Although social market orientation currently does not exist in Croatian HE institutions, the empirical results confirm that it might be possible to initiate a ‘virtuous circle’, in which relevant market orientation and stakeholder management practices, directed toward one or other of the stakeholders, simultaneously enhance orientation toward the other stakeholders. Unfortunately, the current situation in HE is not satisfactory, which could hinder the implementation of development of knowledge society in Croatia.