Futures Studies, Necessities of Education Systems

Subject Areas : Futurology

Alireza Hemmati ¹ (فراگیر دکتری آینده پژوهی، پژوهشگاه علوم انسانی و مطالعات اجتماعی جهاد دانشگاهی هیات علمی(مربی) دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران ،)
Mohamad Ali Goudarzi ² (هیات علمی(استادیار) دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی دانشگاه تهران)
Ibrahim Hajiani ³ (هیات علمی(دانشیار) پژوهشکده تحقیقات راهبردی مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام)

Received: 2015-04-19 Accepted : 2015-07-31 Published : 2015-08-23

Keywords: Futures study, Education, learning,

Abstract :

The education System is potentially one of the most important social systems in the development of countries. One of the basic tasks of each education system is to provide a clear picture of a desired human, and The significance of future, is in fact, the most underlying reason for every education system. From primary to higher education, it necessarily has to be based on the future needs because the purpose of every education system is to provide a students with the required knowledge and skills for effective participation in the society not only today but also in the future. The purpose of this study is to explain problems of the education system. The education system, as one of the socio-economical system components, is defined for this purpose. Effective drivers in the development of this social system are defined respectively, and the purpose and also the importance of futures studies in the education system is defined as well. At the end, suggestions are provided regarding the impact and application of futures studies in the learning process. It is important to say that the term education in the present study means the education in all levels including primary and higher education.