Editorial: The proper place for knowledge
Knowledge is an
interesting word, which never goes out of fashion. In the political
context, knowledge is something everyone hails and cherishes. An
example is that the Socialist Government in Norway renamed its
"Ministry of Education and Research" to the "Ministry of
Knowledge". It would probably be politically wrong to defy the word
"knowledge". The word "knowledge" stirs, however, different
sentiments in people. In modern education, the word signifies
something notable, discernable, visual or at least possible to
distinguish from what it is not. In learning in higher education,
knowledge is most often considered as the raw material for learning,
with the little extra that distinguishes it from "information".