Conference paper
THE CONCEPT OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
Ivana Marić
; Department of Organization and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In the past few years, it has been widely accepted that change is the only constant of modern world. In that sense, the process of globalization has had a significant impact on the contemporary society, as well as on the modern business world. A significant shift of core concepts in technological, social, political and economic subsystems has been the determinant of the 21st century accompanied with organizations transforming through the means of the lifelong learning (hereafter LLL) model. It is also a known fact that human capital is crucial for success in the global market competition, and thus it represents the main competitive advantage of propelling societies. The concept of learning organizations and LLL model are the key components of the new paradigm of the management development. The transformation of organizations, society and economy in the era of knowledge is closely tied to educational organizations as one of the pillars. Education is essential for every society and individual since it creates new and improves current value system in order to improve life of every member of society. All higher educational organizations are established to enable an individual to realize his/hers highest goals. The aforementioned changes are also mirrored in the field of education, and are especially true for higher education organizations, which due to their scope, activities, but also their missions, require a business oriented way of thinking and operating. In other words, concepts of strategy and business have to become a part of their modus operandi. Nowadays, the learning process never ends because it is progressive and dynamic as one’s skills and potentials are constantly being improved through formal and informal education. The LLL model is bigger than formal education system; it is a concept of strategic thinking, tactic acting and operational surviving. Paradoxically this paper shows both the complexity and simplicity of the LLL model and its application on higher education organizations. The emphasis of the paper is on the fact that today’s higher education organizations have to create and implement a quality management system that follows, supports and improves the philosophy of knowledge management.
Keywords
knowledge transfer; knowledge society; lifelong learning model; higher education organizations
Hrčak ID:
161618
URI
Publication date:
1.10.2015.
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