Global Journal of Management and Business Research, B: Economics and Commerce, Volume 21 Issue 5

From a philosophical point of view, the crisis of modern education can be assessed in context of its impact on the integrity of society and the individual as dialectic of unity in diversity. If an individual in education has not acquired the ability to transcend, then socializing him into the structure of society does not strengthen the latter (at best, it does not change). In this state, society is ready for a quick breakdown of structural ties in extreme conditions, since only a self- developing personality with a high ability to transcend is able to quickly solve extraordinary problems. Yet another demonstration of the ultimate state of modern systems is the unprecedented decision of the governments to sever structural ties in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, in a new quality, they will be restored only in the process of constructing a new reality. In other words, the societal crisis, as well as the economic crisis itself, were objectively predetermined by the state of structural ties, which gradually lost their integrity as a person lost (or limited) his abilities for self-reflection and transcending at the end of the learning process. What are the problems with modern educational researches? They manifest itself in the following: The absence of a dialectical view of a human as a complex system, self-sufficient and capable of endless self-movement; The failure to investigate a human phenomenon taking into account the dialectics of self-organization and self-development of a person; The gap of the dialectical interrelation of education and socialization as a dialectical pair of phenomena that predetermine the essence of human self-organization. As an illustration, the authors cite the already established professional judgment about the trends in the education of the future, formed by the WEF experts (Table 1) (World Economic Forum, 2015; 2021). Table 1: Definitions of the 21st-century skills Skill Definition Foundational Literacies Literacy Ability to read, understand and use written language Numeracy Ability to use numbers and other symbols to understand and express quantitative relationships Scientific literacy Ability to use scientific knowledge and principles to understand one’s environment and test hypotheses ICT literacy Ability to use and create technology-based content, including finding and sharing information, answering questions, interacting with other people and computer programming Financial literacy Ability to understand and apply conceptual and numerical aspects of finance in practice Cultural and civic literacy Ability to understand, appreciate, analyse and apply knowledge of the humanities Competencies Critical thinking/ problem-solving Ability to identify, analyse and evaluate situations, ideas and information to formulate responses and solutions Creativity Ability to image and devise new, innovative ways of addressing problems, answering questions or expressing meaning through the application, synthesis or repurposing of knowledge Communication Ability to listen to, understand, convey and contextualize information through verbal, nonverbal, visual and written means Collaboration Ability to work in a team towards a common goal, including the ability to prevent and manage conflict Character Qualities Curiosity Ability and desire to ask questions and to demonstrate open-mindedness and inquisitiveness Initiative Ability and desire to proactively undertake a new task or goal Persistence/ grit Ability to sustain interest and effort and to persevere to accomplish a task or goal Adaptability Ability to change plans, methods, opinions or goals in light of new information Leadership Ability to effectively direct, guide and inspire others to accomplish a common goal Social and cultural awareness Ability to interact with other people in socially, culturally and ethically appropriate way Source: World Economic Forum. (2015) New Vision for Education Unlocking the Potential of Technology, WEF Report, Geneva, Switzerland, p.23 Uncertainty of the Post-Covid Future: How will Humanity Solve this Puzzle? © 2021 Global Journals 59 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXI Issue V Version I Year 2021 ( ) B