Research, Education and Futures Literacy

This Methods Futures Briefing focuses on changes in education and the role of Futures Literacy in innovative learning approaches. It describes how social processes of teaching and learning have been transformed by technologies, interconnectivity and generational change.

Demographic transformations, specifically, will imply ongoing consideration of the diverse learning needs of different groups in terms of age, life trajectories and global cultural backgrounds and a re-design of higher education institutions. Such changes suggest that a shift in the knowledge paradigm is needed to cope with new demands and expectations in creating, accessing and implementing knowledge and the briefing outlines implications for social science and educational research approaches.