CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Year 2014, Volume: 3 Issue: 4, 0 - 0, 08.11.2015

Oya Tamtekin Aydin

Abstract

 Higher education institutions have assumed a major role in the social and economic development of countries. Recently, there has been a transformation from the traditional to the modern within a new approach. In this dynamic environment, universities are not only responsible for teaching and research activities but are also responsible for responding to students’ demands, the government, and the business world. As higher education environment has changed mainly because of globalization and a number of other relevant international trends, understanding all these trends is a very significant factor for the improvement of universities. During the transformation process, universities should be aware of all new approaches in the higher education area to prepare their students for a new world. Several individuals, newspapers, and magazines have mentioned the transformation process in the higher education sector, but have not comprehended it in depth. The purpose of this article is to underscore the determined trends and developments in higher education. First, the article reviews relevant literature. Then, it lists the eight approaches. The study uses the related literature as the basis to explain all eight identified developments and trends. The article concludes with a summary of the developments and trends to grasp the new approaches in the transformation process of higher education.

Keywords

Higher Education

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