Educational Renewal Research Articles

ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ ТА ОСНОВНІ ШЛЯХИ ОНОВЛЕННЯ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОЇ ОСВІТИ

In the modern socio-economic context of the development of educational systems, the processes of globalization and internationalization play an important role, which determine the reformation of higher education. Competition and cooperation between educational and scientific organizations are intensifying all over the world, the exchange of students, teachers, graduate students and researchers is intensifying, distance education is becoming widespread, and the role of continuing education is growing. The purpose of the research is to identify and justify system-wide trends in the renewal of European education. The main task of this research is to determine the mechanisms and characterize the orientation of the renewal of the European education system under the conditions of internationalization and globalization. The methodological basis of the research consists of: the general scientific principle of objectivity; the principle of historical and logical unity; systemic and contextual approach, principle of interconnection; sociological, cultural and pedagogical concepts. It is determined that today the European Union is one of the world leaders in research and innovation. It is scientific knowledge, experience, high standards of the research, developed research infrastructure that guarantee many years of successful cooperation between the EU and other countries. At the present stage, investments in higher education and vocational training are considered as the most important factor in enhancing the EU’s competitiveness and ensuring the constant growth of its economy. The development of higher education is perceived as the most important prerequisite for achieving the economic, social and environmental goals set in 2000 in Lisbon. Higher education is the core of the new European society, based on the knowledge. The article considers the direction of transformations carried out in the higher education systems of the European Union countries in the context of the internationalization of education. The strategic goal of reforming the European education system is to increase its competitiveness in the international space and modernize economies. In the political and public circles of the European Union, the opinion has been established that since human resources are the most important wealth of the EU, education policy should be the main factor in the processes of knowledge creation and transfer, which, in turn, crucially determine the innovative potential of the society. In this regard, the main goal is to provide equal and open opportunities for people of all ages to receive high-quality education and to gain diverse educational experiences throughout Europe. Education systems are a key link in the implementation of this concept. This paper traces the dynamics of the external dimension in the political and socioeconomic contexts. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 established the basis for the EU cooperation within higher education. It stipulated the commitment of the member countries to develop education cooperation with third countries and international organizations. The European Commission has called on EU member states to take the necessary measures to reform their education and training systems so that barriers between formal and non-formal learning disappear. To implement this concept, it is necessary to achieve a higher level of interaction between the main participants in this relatively new area: business, social partners and educational institutions.

Teachers’ Digital Skills and Methodological Characteristics of Online Education

In education, learning and teaching supported by information and communication technology tools are increasingly coming to the fore. In order to implement digital education, it is essential to develop teachers' digital skills, especially in terms of tool use and content development. During the period of school closures during the pandemic and the transition to online education, the digital preparedness of education participants became increasingly emphasized. Online education has created many difficulties for teachers, students and parents. After overcoming the initial technical problems, the methodological renewal of education became a key issue. Our research examined online education during the COVID-19 period, its positives, negatives, methodological aspects, and the impact of online education on classroom education. The research results can be used, among other things, in teacher training and further teacher training, as they draw attention to the specifics of digital/online education, as well as the necessity and possibilities of developing digital skills.

Epistemologi Pendidikan Nilai Ditinjau dari Filsafat Pendidikan Islam Kontemporer

The purpose of writing this research is to conducted an in-depth analytical and research study of the epistemology of value education in terms of contemporary Islamic educational philosophy. This study used a type of qualitative research with an approach literature research methods. This article was an attempt from the epistymology of value education in caried out its transformation through contemporary Islamic educational philosophy. Contemporary Islamic educational philosophy showen that with the concept of epistimology, value education can lead to students who were broad-minded, knowledgeable, and independent. In an expression said that an educational renewal can be well directed if it was based on a solid educational philosophical and theoretical framework.

Merdeka Belajar: The Perspective of Progressivism and its Relevance to Teachers as Agents of Change

Merdeka Belajar and Progressivism want changes for the better and with quality. Education practitioners, especially teachers, need to address the change process wisely. This study aims to describe Merdeka Belajar from the point of view of Progressivism in educational renewal—writing method with literature review (literature review). The literature review is carried out by collecting data from various sources of literature as a source of ideas to explore new ideas so that a new theoretical framework can be developed as a basis for solving problems. The results of the writing show that Merdeka Belajar is an effort towards quality education, creating innovative and fun education, and building superior, intelligent, creative human resources to face future challenges; The concept of Merdeka Belajar has parallels with the concept of Progressivism emphasizing independence and freedom for teachers, students, schools towards implementing education in a better direction; Merdeka Belajar in the perspective of Progressivism has relevance to the teacher as an agent of change. Based on these results, the agent of change for teachers implies that teachers are very influential in the renewal of quality education. He was changing himself to act professionally, encouraging students to always progress as a generation that will respond to the challenges of changing times, in line with the goal of Merdeka Belajar in the perspective of Progressivism.

Implementasi Metode Diskusi Brainstorming Dalam Menumbuhkan Keaktifan Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran IPS Terpadu

The education system in Indonesia has undergone many changes. These changes have been made because various attempts at renewal in education have progressed. This progress makes teachers or educators expected to find new methods and equipment that can provide enthusiasm for learning for all students. Several attempts have been made by the teacher to improve learning outcomes in social studies subjects, namely by holding group discussions, providing additional varied practice questions, and repeating material that students have not yet understood. This study aims to: Know the Implementation of Brainstorming in Growing Student Activeness in Social Studies Subjects. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis refers to Miles, Huberman, and Saldana which consists of data collection, data condensation, data presentation, and data verification. The results of this study are the implementation of the brainstorming type discussion method is carried out by dividing students into several discussion groups, then the teacher gives a discourse on problems to students regarding learning topics, students issue their ideas, opinions and the teacher accommodates them without changing these ideas, Teachers and students together evaluate the ideas that have been issued by students in the learning process takes place.

The management and maintenance of physical facilities for quality assurance in higher education in the 21st century with innovative technologies

Management and maintenance of physical facilities are ladders for climbing and achieving quality assurance in Higher Education in the 21st Century. This paper reviewed literature on the management and maintenance of physical facilities for quality assurance in Higher Education in the 21st century with the aim of accessing its implication for the academic growth and sustainability of institutions. Significantly, the administration and maintenance of physical facilities in higher education are very important to the economic and academic growth of the educational system. They are ranked among the determining factors of success in the school system. This study looked at maintenance culture in tertiary schools, innovative methods of plant maintenance and renewal in higher education as well as the benefits of maintaining school physical facilities. It is important that the habit of maintaining existing physical facilities be learned by school heads and transferred to the subordinates and students as a sustaining force and vehicle for retaining equipment and facilities in their original condition of completeness and aesthetics.

Half a century of digital renewal of the Russian school in the light of the researcher’s biography. To the 80th anniversary of A. Yu. Uvarov

The penetration of computer technology in general education in our country started more than half a century ago. Alexander Yurievich Uvarov was among those who started the work in the field of digital renewal of education. Today he is the Doctor of Sciences (Education), Professor at the Institute of Education of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, leading researcher at the Axel Berg Institute of Cybernetics and Educational Computing of the Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, laureate of the RF Government Prize in Education, long-time member of the editorial board of Informatics and Education journal. A. Yu. Uvarov made a significant contribution to the development of school informatics. His organizational activities and research largely determined the reality and future prospects for the digitalization of the national school. It is necessary to emphasize the importance and scientific significance of the research carried out by A. Yu. Uvarov.In January 2023, he turned eighty years old. The biography of this researcher, well known in Russia and abroad, reflects, as in a mirror, the half-century history of the digital renewal of the Russian school.

Isu Kontemporer Pendidikan Islam dalam Peningkatan Kurikulum (Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka di Madrasah)

Islamic education must be taught to the younger generation, especially Muslims, so they grow to be good members of society. When it comes to issues such as curriculum development and education renewal, learning studies play an important role to be carried out to raise the effectiveness of Islamic education in Islamic educational institutions such as Madrasah. 
 This research was conducted using the library research method (Library Research), curriculum development is one of the contemporary issues in Islamic education, the question arises whether contemporary issues of Islamic education in the implementation of independent curriculum activities in madrasah are needed.
 This paper also explains what and how scope the implementation of the independent curriculum is implemented in Madrasah and the renewal of the curriculum imposed by the government should be able to make Madrasah more independent in management and learning. The increase of activity and creativity of students in groups could build a sense of working together according to the indicators in the pancasila profile on independent curriculum.

The Paradigm Project: A Call for Radical Renewal of Higher Education

In Short Higher education is in a moment of systemic crisis; the next 20 years will bring significant change, but the nature of that change is still up for grabs. Higher education also contains wellsprings of creativity and innovation in support of engaged, equitable, holistic learning, but these are siloed and piecemeal. Positive, systemic change is possible if educators, educational leaders, students, alums, and public allies can collaborate to develop new models, build a movement, and change the public narrative about the purposes of college. Bringing Theory to Practice has launched the Paradigm Project to build such models and organize that movement.

Habituation of Social Character Value in Pesantren-Based School

The purpose of this study was to analyze the social character of students in habituation in typical Kempek junior high school based on pesantren, with the merger of schools and boarding schools, education not only prioritizes the intelligence of knowledge and technology but also the importance of ahlak and moral intelligence for students. Qualitative research methods with phenomenological approach. Data collection was done by interview, observation and documentation. The results showed that the social interaction of typical Kempek Junior High School students was good and communicative, student social interaction activities were also internalized with deliberation activities at the pesantren. The social character of students is implemented such as simple life, washing clothes, mutual cooperation both at school and in boarding schools, visiting friends who are sick, lending money. The religious character of students in schools and in boarding schools is instilled to pray in congregation, learn the yellow book, read the Quran. Students ' habituation starts from 04:00 in the morning until 23: 30 at midnight, activities such as praying in congregation, studying the Yellow Book, deliberation, school and social activities. Discipline a conducive habituation process can develop students in the renewal of social character education according to the demands of values and norms in the community. Keywords: Social Interaction, Social Character and Habituation.

Truth and Eschatology in Paul Ricoeur’s Philosophy: Key Points for a Renewal of Education

The objective of this article is to highlight Paul Ricoeur’s proposal on the relationship between truth and the ‘eschatological horizon.’ This relationship can be identified in some key works of the author. We demonstrate the implications and consequences of this approach for the understanding and implementation of education in accordance with a strong idea of the human person.

Da’wah in Muhammadiyah Education: Muhammadiyah Renewal for Islamic Education in West Sumatra

Education has been a significant focus for the Muhammadiyah organization in Indonesia. Unfortunately, this sector has yet to be studied as a massive da'wah movement. This study discusses how da'wah has been transformed into education. The mission of inviting people to God's way has been practised gently. This article discusses the history of Muhammadiyah education renewal, explaining the history of Muhammadiyah education and revealing the renewal of Muhammadiyah education. West Sumatra has been designated as a case study explained using a literature approach. This research relies on secondary data through searching Muhammadiyah books, articles and websites. The results of this study indicate: firstly, the history of Muhammadiyah education renewal was triggered by the condition of Muslims in Indonesia and the influence of reformers from the Middle East and the Archipelago. Secondly, the history of Muhammadiyah education in West Sumatra begins with the establishment of executive branches. The third, Muhammadiyah is reforming Islamic education in West Sumatra by changing traditional education to a modern system. Third, the renewal of Muhammadiyah education is oriented towards da'wah, in which the marginalized, orphan and converts become inseparable.

RE-ORIENTASI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM PERSPEKTIF MUHAMMAD ABDUH DAN RELEVANSINYA DI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MADURA

Muhammad Abduh was one of the Muslim intellectuals in the modern century who carried out the renewal of Islam in all scientific fields by promoting the approach of rationalism. Especially in the field of renewal of Islamic education. Madura is one of the islands in Nasantara that has Islamic educational institutions that are very concerned about the niali-nilai teachings contained in Islam. With this, the author wants to understand about the concept of Islamic education in the view of muhammad abduh and its relevance in Islamic educational institutions in Madura. So that this research is included in descriptive qualitative research that combines literature studies. As for data collection techniques, the author will use four techniques, namely interviews, observations, documentation and libraries. Sedagkan data analysis using content analysis. In the study it was found that muhammad abduh was born in thanta in 1849, islamic education according to him was divided into two parts of reason education and spritual education. As well as the method of applying Islamic education and its relevance in Madura Islamic educational institutions, it is carried out in two methods, namely the method of school management system and teaching system.

Rendszergondolatok rendszerezése. Interjú a 80 éves Kerényi Attila professzorral [Interjú

Attila Kerényi, Professor of Geography, was born in 1943 in Sátoraljaújhely. He earned a degree as a teacher of Geography and Biology in 1967. During the 1980s, he gained national and international scientific recognition for his research on soil erosion processes, and completed his candidate dissertation in 1984. In the 1990s, he became nationally acknowledged for his publications, textbooks and scientific books on landscape and environmental protection, and earned an academic doctorate title in the topic. His scientific work was recognized with numerous awards. In 2020, he was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in recognition of his several decades of research and teaching activities which have greatly contributed to the renewal of geography education at the University of Debrecen. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, his colleagues interviewed Professor Kerényi about his family, profession, achievements and the state of global environmental systems.

The competency-based approach in higher education: problematicity& perspectives

This research is aimed at analyzing modern problematicity of forming the competency-based approach’s essence and perspectives in higher educational institutions within Ukraine; considering it as the modern learning innovative paradigm aimed at the conceptual learning renewal in higher education, its reorientation towards achieving integral learning outcomes (competencies), characterized by personal and social significance, as well as personal socialization and professionalization. For this purpose, the new corporate culture formation at the university, in which all links as well as all education participants are interested in improving the higher education quality, has been examined. To achieve the stated objective theoretical (comparative analysis, synthesis, generalization, modeling) and empirical (questioning) research methods were used. It had outlined three broad approaches applied regarding competence and professional development: 1) competence and behavioristic functionalism; 2) competence as integrated occupationalism; 3) competence as situated professionalism. The research has proved that throughout life as well as professional career, a person is constantly updating, deepening, and improving his three groups of competencies: 1) general (key, basic): personal, social, instrumental, 2) professional and 3) occupational. In the terms of our research, it has been specified that the perspectives of the competency-based approach implementing are to contribute to form the graduate’s willingness to succeed in different areas, including foreign language proficiency.

Use of web-based GIS applications in geography teaching-the implications from Türkiye

Geography, as a discipline which examines the earth, aims to increase analytical thinking skills by instilling spatial thinking (ST) skills in students. The youth who enrich a sense of space with these talents will effectively solve the spatial problems they encountered. In the modern world, where spatial issues are frequently being faced with, ST is extremely important for analyzing and interpreting data. Geographical information systems (GIS) appear as a method commonly used to process data and transform it into spatial information. In this context, despite the renewal of the secondary education (SE) geography curriculum in T?rkiye, with the components required for the use of GIS at the SE level, prevented the use of GIS in SE from reaching the desired level. Developments in technologies have also caused significant changes in the field of GIS with the power of cloud technologies and, the work done in the personal computer environment has been moved to the internet environment. Web GIS applications, which can be used via a web browser, are much easier to use than desktop software and can reach many users from any device with the internet. Within the scope of the study, a sample application was designed to use web GIS tools in geography teaching. With the application, it is possible to assess the students? achievements in the geography lessons regarding verbal and spatial data. Thus, it was aimed to ensure the active participation of the students in the geography lessons, develop their ST ability, and perception of space.

On the Issue of Training Translators at the Present Stage: Domestic Traditions and the Challenges of Education Renewal (Case Study of Aviation Institute)

On the Issue of Training Translators at the Present Stage: Domestic Traditions and the Challenges of Education Renewal (Case Study of Aviation Institute)

PEMIKIRAN MODERNIS MUHAMMAD IQBAL DAN FAZLUR RAHMAN DALAM PENDIDIKAN ISLAM

This is the philosophical view of Sir Muhammad Iqbal and the modernist view of Fazlur Rahman in his thoughts on Islamic education. This is a descriptive qualitative research that describes the philosophical and Modernist views of Islamic education according to Iqbal and Fazlur Rahman. The results of the study, that the philosophical and modernist views of the two main ideas about Islamic education, are how to create Insan Kamil (perfect humans). Insan Kamil must be the main goal and primary education. According to Iqbal, there are eight main ideas to reconstruct Islamic education philosophically by increasing human dynamics and creativity. While the thought of modernizing Islamic education is interesting and has a considerable effect on the renewal of Islamic education, namely Fazlur Rahman. In his thinking, he wants the Muslim community to have a great contribution in developing science and not be defensive. In addition, he wants a combination of secular education with Islamic teachings, the steps taken are assimilation between education and Islamic values.

Modern Technologies of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Context of Digitalization of Foreign Language Education

The article analyzes the problem associated with improving the quality of professional training of foreign language teachers. The quality and level of foreign language training in higher education are determined by the teaching staff, who are the bearers of the ideology of education renewal conditions. In the context of the digitalization of education, improving the quality of foreign language training involves the widespread use of digital learning technologies. The digitalization of education has brought the foreign language training of students to a new level of quality, which makes it possible to raise the culture of teaching foreign languages, ensure the social adaptation of the student, and create an appropriate digital educational and developmental environment for the personal development of the student. The article examines significant innovative trends in the system of higher education, which make it possible to train a competitive specialist, who becomes the main indicator of the quality of university education. Specialists trained with the help of new-generation technologies demonstrate the advantages of a new system of foreign language training using digital learning technologies with their fluency in a foreign language. The introduction of digital technologies in the process of teaching a foreign language substantially expands the possibilities of education, significantly enriching the educational process.

Educational Study in A Methodological Perspective of the Thinking of Abdurrahman Wahid and Nurcholis Madjid

The rise of truth claims, radicalism, politicization, and religious fundamentalism, as well as discourses on the formalization of the khilāfah al-Islamiyah state's sharia, have caused divisions and threatened the stability of the Indonesian state. One of these problems is motivated by the learning of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) which is doctrinal, exclusive, and normative. Therefore, an alternative solution is needed through multicultural, inclusive, and pluralist Islamic Religious Education Learning based on the Islamic spirit by grounding Islam rahmatan lil 'ālamīn and an Indonesian spirit that respects diversity (plurality). There are two Indonesian Muslim thinkers and intellectuals who actively voice the spirit of Islam and Indonesianness, namely Abdurrahman Wahid and Nurcholish Madjid. The purpose of this research is to understand Abdurrahman Wahid and Nurcholish Madjid's thoughts on educational studies from a methodological perspective. Regarding the concept of Islamic and Indonesian-ness spirit and its contribution to the development of Islamic Religious Education. The results of the study show that the great contribution of Abdurrahman Wahid and Nurcholish Madjid's thoughts regarding the spirit of Islam and Indonesianness to the Development of Islamic Religious Education is the realization of the renewal of Islamic education that is humane, egalitarian, democratic, and inclusive-plural.