This open access book examines the effects of global education agendas such as digitalization, innovation and entrepreneurship, education in emergencies, globalization-internationalization, diversity, and sustainability on education reforms in several countries and regions. It explores how increasing international interaction and communication tools bring along a more intense convergence in national education policies. It emphasizes that in todays' world education politicians and experts in different parts of the world follow the global agenda more effectively and increase reform initiatives. Hence, in order to understand national education policies more deeply, it is important to pay attention to their global context. It explains that education reforms in countries are heavily influenced by both national and global agendas. Chapters in this book analyze the reflections of these global agendas on educational reforms of the country/countries chosen to focus on. Chapter authors draw attention to the impacts of reforms on several aspects of education like pedagogy, curriculum, teacher training, and educational administration.
Part I. Global Dynamics Versus Local and Regional Realities: Quests in
Education.- 1. Educational Reform in Algeria: Dilemmas of Globalisation,
Equity, and Decolonisation.- 2. Taking into account linguistic diversity in
the African school context: between discourse and implementation.-
3. Education Reforms in Kazakhstan: International Integration and
Nationalization Efforts.- 4. Preparation for Education in Emergencies:
Current Educational Reforms in Pakistan.- 5. The Complexities of the Slovak
Higher Education Development.- 6. War and Modernisation in Ukraine: A
comparative study of systemic education reforms.- Part II. Curriculum and
Teacher Training in the Context of 21st Century Skills and New Technologies.-
7. The Future of Education: AI-Supported Reforms in the USA and China.-
8. South Korea's educational leap forward: Fostering reforms in pedagogy and
curriculum through digitalization and innovation.- 9. From Integrated to
Standard: Reformation of Islamic Religious Education Curriculum and Teacher
Training in Malaysia.- 10. Current Transformations in Turkish Education
Policies in the Context of Global Agendas and Increasing Interaction in
Education.- Part III. Axes of Internationalization in Education:
Accreditation, Mobility and Diversity.- 11. Gulf Countries' Vision of
Internationalization in Higher Education: A Comparative Analysis.-
12. Internationalization and Sustainability of Higher Education through
Education Quality Assurance Mechanisms in Georgia.- 13. Global Agendas in
Higher Education and Current Educational Reforms in Albania.- 14. More
Internationalization, More Innovation: The Case of Canadian Teacher Training
Programs.
Birol Akgün is the president of Board of Trustees of Turkish Maarif Foundation and works as an academic member at Department of International Relations in Ankara Yldrm Beyazt University, Turkey.
Yusuf Alpaydn is working as a faculty member in the field of Educational Administration at Department of Educational Sciences in Marmara University, Turkey.
