Education, opportunity and the future of work in the fourth industrial revolution

Brown, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-5421 2024. Education, opportunity and the future of work in the fourth industrial revolution. British Journal of Sociology of Education 10.1080/01425692.2023.2299970 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

t is widely believed digital technologies are transforming all aspects of economy and society, driven by scientific advances across interdisciplinary fields and innovations relating to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, etc. But what, if anything, is revolutionary about these developments and what are the implications for the neo-liberal opportunity bargain based on a market competition where ‘learning equals earning’. This article outlines different interpretations of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ presenting contrasting theories of labour scarcity and job scarcity, to highlight why we need to rethink education, opportunity and the future of work in a context of increasing job scarcity. This is urgent not because we are approaching the end of work, but the end of ‘knowledge’ work as understood in public policy, with no viable solution to how to create in a new opportunity bargain for a fair and efficient future of work.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1465-3346
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 May 2024
Date of Acceptance:	18 December 2023
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2024 02:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169091

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