Gert Biesta
Responsive or Responsible? Democratic Education for the Global Networked Society
University of Luxembourg
article based invited keynote presentation given 14th biennial conference european association research learning instruction earli author discusses question education respond ongoing rise global networked society provides analysis history transformation global networks making distinction centred decentred pseudodecentred networks background discusses two different educational responses global networked society characterises first responsive response one education urged adapt demands global networked society discusses twentyfirstcentury skills movement example response characterises second responsible response one takes critical position visvis different manifestations demands society argues proper educational response responsible rather responsive one assumption education always understood fonction existing social societal orders comes duty resist shows duty inherently educational inherently democratic