Rola oświaty w budowie gospodarki opartej na wiedzy w Polsce

Education became an important element of state policy at the dawn of the industrial revolution. Later, in the 20th century education systems were operating according to the requirements of the industry. The mechanistic model of production was reflected in the mechanistic model of education. Nowadays, the role of education has to be re-shaped. Now education is considered as one of the pillars of the knowledge-based economy. Special emphasis should be put on the (re-)descovery of pre-school and primary education. Traditionally it was the university and tertiary education which were considered the focal points of the education systems. More and more scientific studies reveal that it is the pre-school and primary education which plays the most important role in shaping the skills of students. Governments across the world should re-examine their education policies and pay more attention to the obvious economic returns offered b the investment in education of children aged 2-7.