Trends In Global Education Research Articles

Межотраслевой бенчмаркинг образовательных проектов

The article is devoted to the study of the integration of educational marketing into business and social projects. The value of this work is the development of a method that will help to abstract from the industry binding in the selection and application of educational tools in solving marketing problems. Attention is paid not only to the goals of using educational marketing, but to the willingness of companies to use it. The study analyzes global and local trends in society, business, and education; studies modern educational marketing technologies and benchmarked more than 40 projects that use educational marketing. The research methodology includes a series of in-depth interviews and consumer surveys. Attention is drawn to the goals of the application of educational marketing, the willingness of companies to use it, the potential for introducing innovative formats and educational marketing tools into the activities of companies. In the analysis of consumers attention is focused on the goals of educational content consumption. The author's classification of projects is formed from the point of view of the use of educational marketing tools. The result of the study is the method of applying educational marketing. When formulating the method, it was decided to rely on two criteria: the situation of consumption of educational content-stressful or life-long learning; the type of company using innovative formats and educational marketing tools: conservatives, load balancers and innovators. This method will help companies to use various formats and tools of educational marketing to build relationships with consumers and brand loyalty.

Application of ICT tools in teaching American English for computer science students in the context of global challenges

The article deals with the urgent issue of American English learning for IT-professionals under challenging conditions of the changeable economic situation in the world. Some statistical data on global education trends and its analysis are given to confirm the topicality of the problem. State-of-the-art trends in foreign language teaching in the context of global challenges are presented. It is stated that informal education environments, distant learning platforms, virtual reality environments, artificial intelligence applications and collaboration platforms are to be mastered by Ukrainian undergraduates. Certain peculiarities of choosing and studying British and American English course by students of IT-specialities at three Ukrainian universities are given: the course choice procedure, the reasons for course preference, and the syllabus content. The best technologies, applications and tools for classroom activities and independent learning are substantiated, specific examples of their application for British and American English course learning are presented. The transferability of the skills inculcated in the course participants through implementation of the certain tools is founded.

STEM Education in Ukraine in the Context of Sustainable Development

The conceptual and generalizing experience of STEM education implementation presented in Ukraine reflects the realization of the sustainable development goals through educational innovations. The study is based on the premise that STEM is a component of education for sustainable development. This educational trend focuses on the goals of Education for All (EFA), conforms to the ideas of the education-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and relates to solving societal challenges in the long run. It is argued that the concept of STEM seeks to offer non-standard solutions to global issues in the field of sustainable development, and STEM education should be seen as a mechanism to accelerate the achievement of all sustainable development goals (SDG) and a strategy to obtain each of them. The specifics of STEM key ideas as global educational trends in the national Ukrainian public space are demonstrated. The consideration of STEM education as a component of the strategy for sustainable development through the detailing of the structure and implementation principles as well as STEM competencies, which are defined as the expected result and key for the person of the XXI century, is proved. The experience of Ukrainian research initiatives in the field of STEM education in the context of sustainable development is summarized. A full-fledged programme complex for comprehensive, equitable and high-quality education is presented, which combines the following links: research and experimental work of different levels, teacher’s professional development, museums and science centres work, implementation of various educational programmes, festivals and projects to attract young people to STEM, ensuring equal access for girls and boys.

Transformations of Magistracy in Russia

The system of master education in Russia in now being transforming. It is influenced by the global trends in higher education and stakeholders’ needs. The goal of this research is to find out the substantial transformations in Russian magistracy and to underline the main trends at the current stage. To achieve the goal, the relevant literature and regulations were reviewed. Besides, we used the results of all-Russian survey “Russian Master’s Early Growth” devoted to Russian magistracy, the winner of the program “Scholarship program by Vladimir Potanin”.The research gives the analyses of transformations of magistracy in Russia in three vectors: changes in educational paths, staffing and design of master programs. The results of the research can be used by university management while designing master’s programs.

Концепция образования 4.0 и современные вызовы системе профессиональной подготовки кадров для цифровой экономики

The relevance of the scientific research of the concept of education 4.0, as well as the trends accompanying the process of digital transformation of education, is due to the following reasons: the need to change the structure of education management in the process of digital economic development; search for optimal methods to solve the problem of matching the content of education with the priorities and goals of the national economy. The purpose of the study is to study the concept of education 4.0 in the context of its impact on the training of personnel for the digital economy, as well as to consider the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation of education. Objectives. In accordance with the goal, the following tasks were set and solved: to study the content of the stages of development of the education system within the framework of the technological changes observed in the economy; identify trends in the digital transformation of education; to formulate the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation that determine the priorities of the future development of the professional training system for the digital economy. Methodology. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the scientific achievements of domestic and foreign scientists on the digital transformation of the education system. To substantiate the achieved results, a set of scientific methods and approaches was used: analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, scientific abstraction. The paper uses a retrospective approach to the category "education 4.0". The research is based on the publications of foreign and domestic authors on the studied issues and problems. Results. As a result of the research, the content of the concept of education 4.0 is revealed, global trends in education are formulated, the characteristics of digital technologies used in the educational process are given, opportunities and challenges that determine the future of education are formulated. Conclusions. It is proved that even now educational organizations should pay attention to the structural changes that digitalization entails, and use the material in the educational content that forms the knowledge and skills necessary for students to adapt to it.

Modern education technologies: 21stcentury trends and challenges

Since modern technologies produce new global education trends, education prospects redesign, and new opportunities and threats assessments are needed. The new educational technology development phase was researched as an answer to modern world challenges. The strategic priorities of education in the EU are analyzed. New technologies, practices, and related needs: financing, digital integration, accessibility, informational security were studied and generalized. Higher education key trends and their transformation in the context of the COVID-19 crisis new opportunities and threats were researched. The analysis of the seven years of NMC Horizon and other research emerging educational technologies adoption forecasts provided in the research shows significant discrepancies related to extreme uncertainty. Five educational trend groups from the NMC Horizon report 2020 were reviewed. The author defined the remote education tools and their importance on the example of the university providing online/mixed learning. The anonymous polls among lecturers and students performed in the spring of 2020 (just after the COVID-19 quarantine announcement) show the most highly demanded tools are Google Meet, email, specific learning systems such as Moodle. The barriers to fully-fledged remote education are technical problems and occasionally poor Internet connectivity. The participants are quite ready to learn and to use digital tools for education. However, the absence of live communication increases workload during online learning, and other factors arise as the factors lowering student activity. During severe transformation, the main tasks of education are accessibility and diversity.

Global trends in the reproduction of human capital in the tertiary education system

This article assesses global trends in higher education. Two tasks are central to this effort:1) research into higher as performing the macro-function of producing human capital;2) a comparison of the organization and financing of higher education in different countries.Our hypothesis is as follows. Along with the influence of the mental development of the population and the level of productive forces, we believe that the main difference in the effectiveness of higher education systems is a consequence of the regulatory influences of governments.Study of the contradictions accumulated in the course of continuous reform allows us to propose measures to improve systemic interaction. The article compares the organization of higher education in the USA, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia at various stages, from admission to universities, to employment of graduates, and the corresponding organization and funding of the educational process. Research results are these. Comparing the indicators of applicant selection suggests replacing the Unified State Exam in Russia with an indicator of the weighted average score of electronic diaries. The study of the learning process showed a tendency to replace pure sciences in curricula with applied sciences. Variants of increasing the share of education in pure sciences are proposed to extend the life of basic competencies of graduates in conditions of local backwardness and uncertainty in the development of regional labor markets. For organization and financing of higher education, the analysis suggests an incompatibility between the Bologna system as introduced in Russia, and the preserved course system of education, with its fixed structure of curricula and expulsion for academic failure.The article shows ways to eliminate this incompatibility, such as the transition to a subjectstatus system of education and re-teaching in the subject. This will eliminate the current situation of fining universities for each expelled student. Conclusions are provided about the need for an integrated approach to subsequent transformations based on the study of global trends in the development of higher education and the preservation of the advantages of the development of Russian higher education.

COVID-19 and Virtual World: The Implications on Nigeria Education

Due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 since the first quarter of the year 2020, Nigerian education has not remained the same. Different stakeholders in the education sector have invested their idea in ensuring compliance with the paradigm shift brought about by the new normal. However, the mode of ICT infrastructures and other amenities in almost all the States in Nigeria that can support virtual academic activities is in hibernation. Critically examined in this paper are the roles played by the virtual methods as teaching and learning methodologies in Nigerian schools since the COVID-19 outbreak. The paper thoroughly scanned the new normal global trends in virtual education and the important roles played by ICT. Responsive academic website design and adoption, adoption of blended teaching/learning model, and use of social networks among others were identified as best practices to adopt to secure a place for education in Nigeria in the face of the imminent change in teaching methodologies post COVID-19. Furthermore, the study considered perceived challenges both teachers and learners may be confronted with in deploying relevant ICT infrastructures geared towards transitioning from traditional to online provision of services in support of teaching and learning. The paper recommended dynamism in the method of teaching delivery, urgency in the acquisition of new skill sets by academics in Nigeria, while also calling on relevant stakeholders to provide adequate funding for academic institutions to be able to deploy relevant ICT infrastructures needed to adequately support teaching and learning in a virtual environment.

Institutional and socio-economic factors of the educational trend in Ukraine in the context of European integration

Purpose. To assess institutional factors and the results of education reform in Ukraine, considering economic and social development of the country; to specify the main institutional European integration tendencies of Ukraine in the field of education taking into account the factor of human capital. Methodology. The methodological basis of the work proposed involves such universal methods of scientific knowledge as analysis; synthesis; inductive method; deductive method; causal modeling; combined application of complementary approaches and methods based on the principles of general scientific methodology, in particular, competency-based, person-centered, culturological ones. Findings. It is found that the conditions for reforming Ukrainian education taking into account the global educational and European integration trends provide for institutional processes in the socio-economic sphere and radical changes in the content, forms of organization and methods of teaching and education. Namely, this refers to designing the educational process as an institution of successful personal and professional socialization based on EU requirements, which will lead to the growth of national capital through accelerated human accumulation and bring Ukraine closer to complete European integration. Originality. The study identifies key trends in Ukrainian, European and world educational spheres, as well as the reasons that negatively affect the development of education in Ukraine and do not allow it to significantly influence the competitive potential of countries and deliver on European integration opportunities. In contrast to previously suggested investigations, this approach focuses on the institutional and socio-economic factors of the educational trend. Practical value. The results of the research can be used by experts in the formation of institutional requirements for designing the trend of the education system in Ukraine, taking into account the requirements of European integration.

ПУТИ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ МЕЖПРЕДМЕТНЫХ СВЯЗЕЙ (ИНТЕГРАЦИИ) В ПРОЦЕССЕ ОБУЧЕНИЯ КУРСА МАТЕМАТИКИ V-VI КЛАССОВ

The article dealt with the modern system of education used in secondary schools and one of its fundamental principles - integration. In our time, as in other spheres, integration is one of the most important stages in education. Integration is a special requirement in educational programs used during the current period in secondary schools. The Azerbaijani education system needs to integrate into the world and European education, continue and develop global educational trends. Integration into the education system was recognized as an important principle and lay on the basis of activity in the field of education. The role of integration is to interest the student not in one science, but in several, to attract his/her attention and encourage active learning activities. In the opposite case, there can be no successful outcome. Ensuring proper integration in the lessons of mathematics is a real creative work for the teacher and for the correct understanding of the students of this science. Integration was studied on the basis of the curriculum topics for grades V-VI of secondary schools in the subject "Mathematics". As in other classes of the secondary schools, a link between all subjects was created to improve the level of education in grades V-VI and to improve results, and the importance of co-education was noted. It was pointed out that mathematical knowledge is necessary to become an active member of modern society and that it is important to give preference to their connection with life. The importance of integrations used during training - inter-subjectional and intra-subjectional integrations - was emphasized, referring valuable sources. Examples were given concerning both integrations – intra-subjectional and inter-subjectional integration. We investigated the integration capabilities of some of the topics (sets, the smallest common factor, symmetry, adding data, scale, coordinates, etc.), both in V class and in VI class.

Policy borrowing of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) in Japan: an analysis of the interplay between global education trends and national policymaking

ABSTRACT This paper aims to show the complex overlapping and interaction with exogenous influences in the processes of national policymaking by analysing a case of policy borrowing in Japan. Specifically, it explores the political circumstances under which the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) was introduced to foreign language education policy at the national government level in Japan. The results suggest that the CEFR was borrowed selectively as a practical solution to achieve prolonged educational and political agendas promoted by multiple actors such as academics, the Ministry of Education (MEXT), and a group of politicians and business associations. This study moreover shows that the CEFR borrowing occurred under manifold interplays between multiple global education trends and domestic needs for Japanese citizens to acquire a practical communicative command of English to strengthen their international economic competitiveness.

INTRODUCTION OF HANDS-ON PROJECTS INVOLVING 8 INTELLIGENCES AND 21 WORK-READINESS SKILLS TO BOOST MOTIVATION IN ENGLISH PRESENTATION COURSES

Teaching-learning innovation has always been one of the national and educational leaders’ political goals. “True learning, true career" has been known as a tough goal in Vietnam’s latest national policy in education. Our research means to incorporate highly practical and hands-on projects involving 21 work-readiness skills and 8 intelligences to boost motivation in English presentation courses. Core concepts from Vietnamese Party’s latest education reform policies, global education trends and WEF workforce forecast in 2018 have shed light on this 3-year study which then engaged 05 classes of English non-majored Advanced Program students in Vietnam National University. The data were exploited through online questionnaires, print questionnaires, indepth interviews and teaching logs. The results show an encouraging progress in all target skills among which creative skills, listening skills, language skills dominated, thereby increasing learners inspiration. The teachers also get more proactive and sense more opportunities for innovation. Hopefully, the article may be a friendly and easy implication for practitioners still confused when applying new concepts, contribute to innovative tertiary education and proudly and delightedly share the achievements of our hands-on courses.

Training of pharmaceutical personnel: the fundamentals and current trends

The development of biomedical science in recent decades (a personalized approach to the creation of medicines, the emergence of biotechnological and biosimilar drugs, the transition from empirical to directed drug development using drug design methods - information technologies for their modeling and studying their behavior in biological systems) has a significant impact on the formation of the pharmaceutical education system worldwide. New drugs are being developed such as gene therapeutics and biomedical cell products, and biotechnological production of medicines is developing [1-3]. One of the most important tasks of modern pharmaceutical education is the training of highly qualified personnel in the pharmaceutical industry [4-6]. Global trends in pharmaceutical education are aimed at improving educational programs, introducing new disciplines to the educational process in the light of scientific and technological progress in the industry, developing scientific activities, using digital technologies, interacting actively with industry organizations, and internationalizing education. The state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of medical and pharmaceutical education strives to meet these challenges.

ЗНАЧЕНИЕ «ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКОГО КАПИТАЛА» И «ОБЩЕСТВА ЗНАНИЙ» В КОНТЕКСТЕ ЗАДАЧ РАЗВИТИЯ ЛЕСНОГО КОМПЛЕКСА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

The article actualizes the importance of the concepts «human capital» and «knowledge society» in the situation of innovative development of the most important social spheres: education, culture, economy. The article reveals the essence and theoretical justification of the concept of «human capital» in the interpretation of foreign (T. Schultz, G. Becker, M. Friedman, M. Foucault, P. Bourdieu, J. Passeron) and domestic (R. I. Kapelyushnikov, Y. A. Korchagin, V. V. Radaev, N. M. Rimashevskaya) researchers. We trace the growth factor of «human capital» as a key strategic resource in the dynamics of sociogenesis and conceptual content of the phenomenon of «knowledge society», which is more or less correlated in the meaning of the concept of «information society». The fundamental importance of the humanistic orientation of knowledge in the modern socio-cultural and educational space, as well as the ethical and epistemological vector of the communicative and information model of socialization, explicating universal values, is indicated. It is emphasized that information processes in the early ХХI century are a very important vector of development of modern civilization, and this circumstance determines the global trends in education. However, no less important to base educational strategies for the future the primary factor remains the philosophy of man, the strategy of accumulating Humanities and humanistic national resource and human capital, projected for Russia and for civilization in General absolute meanings and core values of its existence.

Digital Education and Artistic-Visual Learning in Flexible University Environments: Research Analysis

The constant development of digital technologies has allowed living in a digital environment based on connections, also transforming the context of the educational process. Experiences show that digital technologies have influenced the way of learning and, consequently, the way of teaching. Learning in the digital age is a complex process since it is a multifaceted and diverse action. The aim of this research is to identify global trends in digital education and its link with the learning of artistic and visual education in higher education settings, during the period 2000–2019. For this, bibliometric techniques have been applied to 1291 documents, obtaining results from the scientific activity of the main authors, research institutions, and countries that promote this topic. The data show increasing relevance, particularly in the last three years. The main subject area is the social sciences. The study has detected the lines of research that are related to the Internet, education, visuals, computer programs, learning, digital media literacy, and educational technology. This work contributes to the academic, scientific, and institutional debate to enhance decision-making based on existing information.

A proposal for the future of medical education accreditation in Korea.

For the past 20 years, the medical education accreditation program of the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE) has contributed significantly to the standardization and improvement of the quality of basic medical education in Korea. It should now contribute to establishing and promoting the future of medical education. The Accreditation Standards of KIMEE 2019 (ASK2019) have been adopted since 2019, with the goal of achieving world-class medical education by applying a learner-centered curriculum using a continuum framework for the 3 phases of formal medical education: basic medical education, postgraduate medical education, and continuing professional development. ASK2019 will also be able to promote medical education that meets community needs and employs systematic assessments throughout the education process. These are important changes that can be used to gauge the future of the medical education accreditation system. Furthermore, globalization, inter-professional education, health systems science, and regular self-assessment systems are emerging as essential topics for the future of medical education. It is time for the medical education accreditation system in Korea to observe and adopt new trends in global medical education.

Correlation of Creativity and Academic Performance in English in STEM and Humanities Students

Introduction. Developing students’ creative thinking is one of the current global trends in higher education. Despite the existence of a number of studies focusing on creativity enhancement, including its development by means of foreign language learning, the problem of the correlation of students’ creativity levels, academic profile (track) (STEM and humanities) and academic progress in mastering a foreign language remains open. The purpose of this study was to identify possible correlations: between the creativity of university students and their academic performance in a foreign language and between their creativity and specialization areas. Materials and Methods. The sample consisted of 300 students (150 majoring in humanities and 150 in engineering) from two Tyumen universities. The study used an abridged version of the Torrance test of creative thinking, the second subtest “Incomplete Figures Task”. The collected data were processed using mathematical statistics methods in Microsoft Office Excel and Statistica 10.0. Results. According to the results of the study, a low level of students’ creativity was discovered in terms of originality and flexibility of thinking. These indicators were lower than those of the high school students in 1994. At the same time, two other indicators, fluency and elaboration, were higher than statistical norms. A positive correlation was found between academic performance in English as Foreign Language and elaboration. No relationship between academic performance in EFL and other indicators has been registered. There were no statistically significant differences in the level of creativity between students majoring in engineering and humanities. Discussion and Conclusion. The results of the study point to the need to find new ways to foster students’ creativity in the classroom, including creation of a creativity stimulating environment, pedagogical monitoring of students’ creativity, and measures to encourage creative teaching.

Covid – 19 pandemic and the future of Nigeria's university system: The quest for libraries' relevance

The paper examined the role of academic libraries in the evolving paradigm shift in teaching methodologies in Nigerian universities as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19. It x-rayed the current global trends in online education and significant roles libraries can play. Responsive library website design and adoption, adoption of blended librarianship model and use of social networks among others were identified as best practices to adopt in order to secure a place for libraries in Nigeria in the face of the eminent change in teaching methodologies post Covid-19. Furthermore, the study considered perceived challenges libraries may be confronted with in deploying relevant ICT infrastructures geared towards transitioning from traditional to online provision of services in support of teaching and learning. The paper recommended dynamism in library service delivery, urgency in the acquisition of new skill sets by academic librarians in Nigeria, while also calling on relevant stakeholders to provide adequate funding for libraries in order to be able to deploy relevant ICT infrastructures needed to adequately support teaching and learning in a virtual environment.

The impact of COVID-19 on global disparities in surgical training in pediatric otolaryngology

ObjectiveTo assess global trends in otolaryngologic and non-otolaryngologic education in response to COVID-19, specifically with regard to surgical simulation and personnel reallocation needs in case of patient demand. Study designOnline survey. MethodsA multiple-choice survey regarding operative caseload and impact on resident education was sent to Otolaryngology residents and Pediatric Otolaryngology faculty globally. The survey was open for responses for ten days in March 2020. ResultsA total of 96 completed surveys were received across 22 countries. 87.5% of respondents reported that no supplementary operative education is being provided. Despite 71.43% of responses indicating that simulation was useful for all levels of residents, 20.95% of responses indicated that simulation is not possible at their institution, with the majority of these being skewed toward responses from South America. ConclusionDespite the majority of respondents stating that simulation was helpful, there were disparities in access to simulation seen across countries. The results inform the need for a coordinated effort to expand educational efforts outside of the operating room and clinical environment. A major limitation of this study is the low domestic response rate.

Trends in global education in social studies through the qualitative approach

Trends in global education in social studies through the qualitative approach