Digital transformation of education in the context of the realities of the information society: problems, prospects

Abstract

Scientific exploration aims to identify the level of synergy in the educational environment between society and the digital world. The task is to determine the balance between traditional social principles and innovative information and digital technologies. The methodology of scientific research is provided by a general scientific and philosophical-scientific arsenal, focused on social-humanitarian and information-technological dimensions. The level of influence of the information and digital cluster on the public understanding of education remains a debatable issue. There are increasing reservations about the failure of society to respond appropriately to the risks associated with the digitalization of education. The findings of this research point to two dichotomously oriented formats of manifestation of the digitalization of education in the socio-cultural space: internal-external and horizontal-vertical. A promising direction of the study of digital transformations in the context of the information society is to develop balances through which digitalization will introduce an innovative model in the educational system without violating the traditional educational paradigms, concerning primarily the multinomial aspect in education. The results of the study highlight the controlling and regulating function of the information dimension as a prerequisite for the effectiveness of innovation processes in education.