Educational Governance Today

Abstract

In the communication and knowledge based global
village, under the conditions of dynamic Change in
an economy driven world, education has become a
complex and challenging endeavor, both for individuals
and organizations. Learning has changed
dramatically: knowledge and skills are quickly outdated
and devaluated, giving education a new meaning
within an individual biography; schools, universities
and other providers of education go through
organizational revolutions, who are challenging their
self-concept and management; governments are
under pressure to reshape Educational Governance
according to new paradigms with the overall goal
to sustain national or regional competitiveness. Are
key actors in the education system ready to face these
challenges and to modernize their organizations?
Starting from an overview on the Complexity of Learning
in modern societies, generalizable consequences
are reviewed in a case study on Germany. It leads to
a framework for a necessary research project in
countries such as Indonesia, which are still ahead
of educational reform. The focus is on the organizational
meso and macro level that is playing the key
role in Educational Governance.
Keywords: Change Management, Demographic
Change, Educational Governance, Globalization