Visvizi, AnnaLytras, MiltiadisLinda Daniela2023-05-212023-05-212018-11-30978-1-78756-556-2https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-555-520181002http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14131/852The past two decades have proved that, also in the twenty-first century, peace, prosperity and wellbeing are not to be taken for granted and that our societies continue to be challenged with a plethora of issues and developments that undermine coherence and stability of socio-economic systems worldwide. The question, thus, is: What is there to be done to make our societies more resilient to those challenges and their adverse implications. This book suggests that education is the key. However, while making a case for education, this volume highlights as well that a considerable rethinking of contemporary education model is needed if education is to make our societies more resilient to the challenges generated by the twenty-first century.EducationContemporary EducationinnovationThe future of innovation and technology in education: a case for restoring the role of the teacher as a mentorICT