EDUCATION 4.0: DEFINING THE TEACHER, THE STUDENT, AND THE SCHOOL MANAGER ASPECTS OF THE REVOLUTION
Abstract
In this research, it is aimed to determine the school managers’, teachers’ and students’ characteristics of
Education 4.0 according to opinions of educational experts. The study, which is a qualitative one, was
designed by using basic qualitative research model. Participants of the study consisted of 10 faculty members,
selected with snowball sampling method. Data of the study was collected via semi-structured interview form.
To analyze data, content analysis technique will be used. It is expected to operationalize Education 4.0
revolution in education system for the case of Turkish Education System. According to findings, open access,
individualized education, mental transformation, integration of digital technologies to education, seamless
learning environments, lifelong learning, exploratory education and multidisciplinary education are the
main components defining Education 4.0. It was found that the main qualities expected from the students
of Education 4.0 are cooperation-communication skills, technological skills, learning skills and personal
characteristics. The main qualifications expected from the teachers of Education 4.0 are technological skills,
guidance skills, lifelong learning skills and personal characteristics. Lastly, the main qualifications expected
from the school managers of Education 4.0 are guidance skills, technological skills, learning skills and
technical skills.
Keywords
References
- Abersek, B., & Flogie, A. (2017). Evolution of competences for new era or education 4.0. In XXV Conference of Czech Educational Research Association (CERA/CAPV)“Impact of Technologies in the Sphere of Education and Educational Research”, Czech.
- Anggraeni, C. W. (2018). Promoting Education 4.0 in English for survival class: What are the challenges?. Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching, 2(1), 12-24.
- Ballantyne, N., Wong, Y. C. ve Morgan, G. (2017). Human services and the fourth industrial revolution: From husITa 1987 to husITa 2016. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 35(1), 1-7.
- Basar, H. (1993). Egitim denetcisi: Roller, yeterlikleri, secilmesi, yetistirilmesi (2. Baski). Ankara: PEGEM.
- Benesova, A., & Tupa, J. (2017). Requirements for education and qualification of people in Industry 4.0. Procedia Manufacturing, 11, 2195-2202.
- Blinder, A. P. (2006). Offshoring: The next industrial revolution?. Foreign Affairs, 85(2), 113-128. 27
- Bloem, J., Van Doorn, M., Duivestein, P., Excoffier, D., Maas, R. & Van Ommeren, E. (2014). The fourth industrial revolution. Things to tighten the link between IT and OT. SOGETI: VINT Research Report 3 of 4.
- Buyukozturk, S., Cakmak, E.K., Akgun, O.E., Karadeniz, S., Demirel, F. (2011). Bilimsel arastirma yontemleri (10. Baski). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
- Ciolacu, M., Tehrani, A. F., Beer, R., & Popp, H. (2017). Education 4.0—Fostering student’s performance with machine learning methods. In 2017 IEEE 23rd International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME) (pp. 438-443). IEEE.
- Collins, A. & Halverson, R. (2010). The second educational revolution: Rethinking education in the age of technology. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(1), 18-27.