ISSN 2329-9843
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 3 (4), pp. 213-224, June, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
A shift in higher educational standard with scientific progress from segregation to integrative/holistic universal education in the twenty-first century
*Jang K. lee, Seok Young-ae and Kang Moo-sung
Department of Educational Development, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
*Corresponding Author. E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 17 May, 2015
Abstract
We moved from the Newtonian physical world of the industrial age to Einstein’s relativistic/quantum physical world of the twenty-first century. In the Newtonian science of the industrial age, where space, time, and matter were regarded as separate and non-integrated, our educational methods were based on non-integrated disciplines focused primarily on transmission of fragmented knowledge. However, in the information society of the 21st century, universities and students alike have called out for a whole-person education based integrating different academic disciplines. The integrative holistic education paradigm resembles and parallels the integration of space-time-matter/energy in the universe. The three essential attributes of integrative-holistic education for the interconnected universe of the twenty-first century are:“globalization”,the movement from finite-borders to infinite-borderlessness,“humanization”, human advancement beyond materialism, and “futurization”, an emphasis on future-eternal values rather than immediate results. The direction of the twenty-first century education must transcend mere economic considerations and incorporate deeper dimensions of morality and spirituality for achieving global peace and prosperity in the twenty-first century.
Keywords: Integrative, holistic education, quantum physics, globalization, humanization, futurization.