A Training Kit on Knowledge Production in Education
Educational systems are concerned with developing and evaluating the work of the components of their educational system, through reviewing practices and processes and amending and updating policies. The teacher is also considered a fundamental element of the educational process, which educational systems seek to develop through teacher preparation programmes, whether integrated or sequential preparation, and through in-service training programmes and workshops. With the development of educational systems, the roles of teachers have evolved according to needs, and one of the most prominent modern roles for teachers is that of the knowledge-producing teacher.
The Importance of Knowledge Production:
The importance of knowledge production lies in a number of important points according to the views of some scholars, as follows:
The process of knowledge production is the most important in knowledge management processes, as it achieves competitive advantage for the institution, since the indicator of an organisation's excellence and success depends mainly on its production of new knowledge.
It has a fundamental and effective role in processes of learning and creativity, innovating new products and services, and finding creative solutions to the problems facing the institution.
It contributes to generating new intellectual capital that leads to the institution's superiority and advancement, and achieves a prominent position for it in the market.
Knowledge production is not limited to achieving economic prosperity for societies, but extends to achieving great progress in their social and cultural life.
It helps in the economic progress of countries, due to the ability of knowledge production to raise the productivity of institutions in knowledge work and services.
The Impact of Knowledge Production on the Economy:
Reorganising the work environment
Developing research and creativity skills
Changing old jobs and creating new ones, and increasing the types of STEM jobs
Developing industries located in certain geographic areas
Supporting commercial activity and transforming it into a more dynamic and innovative field
Teachers and educational researchers, curriculum developers, and those interested in knowledge production.