THE ISRAELI NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ADAPTING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO THE 21 ST CENTURY: THE FACTORS INVOLVED AND THE EXPECTATIONS FROM ICT

Abstract

The following article focuses on the subject of the Israeli national program for adapting the education system to the 21st Century; the factors involved and the expectations from integrating ICT in education and Science. The program aspires to assimilate the information and communication technologies in organizational, pedagogical and social aspects of the school and to lead to the existence of an innovative pedagogy at the school and imparting 21st century skills, while assimilating ICT technologies. The ICT is considered today as a potential stimulus for changes in the education system as well as a means that will enable to equip the future citizens with the necessary tools for living in ICT
society.