Ne samo za tržište: ka društvenom konsenzusu o ključnim kompetencijama sledeće generacije građana
Not Only For The Market: Towards A Social Consensus On Key Competencies Of The Next Generation Of Citizens

Summary/Abstract: In the first part of the presentation I will examine the role of economics in governing future education development. I will argue that this question has often been simplified, which creates the impression that there is an unresolvable conflict between, on the one side, those who claim that the future generation competencies are undoubtedly matter of economics and, because of that, economic aspects must be considered while governing the education in Serbia (frequently asked questions, ”who will pay for that“, ”how will that be financed“, ”what is the rational between the investment and the outcome“, etc.), and, on the other, those who claim that education is public good and as such cannot be regulated based on economic parameters and ”invisible hand“ of the market. In conclusion of the first part I will argue that whilst education as public good cannot be regulated solely by the question ”how can education cost us less“, governing the education as public good should involve economic dimension as well. In the second part of the presentation I will argue that further development of education in Serbia requires social consensuson the following question: what are the key competencies that next generation of citizens should develop in order to simultaneously pursue their own interests and contribute to the society development when they take part in the life of a society? As one’s life in a society cannot be boiled down to economic life, similarly, the list of key competencies cannot come down only to those which enable individual to participate in economic life and overcome its challenges. As an example of the tendency to reach social consensus on key competencies I will present OECD project DeSeCo (Defining and Selection of Key Competencies). In the conclusion, I will argue that similar project should be conducted in Serbia.

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