WATER RESOURCES EDUCATION IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS

摘要

The goals and purposes of education will change very little over the next 50 years - the technology enabling society and individuals to satisfy those aspirations will change dramatically. Water resources education, and AWRA's role in defining and enhancing water resources education, will be a part of the changes in educational technology. A number of years ago, AWRA addressed the problems of education in water resources in an annual conference. For that meeting the planning committee defined three areas of educational activity: primary and secondary education, post-secondary education, and education beyond post secondary matriculation. This latter category would include public information, extension education, and other "nontraditional" forms of education. In addition, to the second and third of these categories, we should add "education outside the academic structure" to account for experiential learning, and on-the-job training.