Future Skills and Interior Design Education

Kübra Kayaduran Mahir; Buşra Gürdağ

doi:10.33418/education.1859063

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Geleceğin Becerileri ve İçmimarlık Eğitimi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Dünya Ekonomik Forumu’nun İşlerin Geleceği 2025 Raporu kapsamında tanımlanan Küresel Beceri Sınıflandırması temelinde, Türkiye’deki iç mimarlık lisans programlarının müfredatlarını incelemekte ve programların öğrenme çıktılarının geleceğin işgücü piyasasında öne çıkan beceri gereksinimleriyle uyum düzeyini değerlendirmektedir. İç mimarlık eğitimi üzerine gerçekleştirilen önceki çalışmalar ağırlıklı olarak akreditasyon süreçleri, program yapıları ve müfredatların karşılaştırılmasına odaklanırken, öğrenme çıktılarının küresel ölçekte tanımlanan beceri gereksinimleriyle sistematik biçimde eşleştirilmesine ilişkin araştırmalar sınırlıdır. Bu araştırma, söz konusu boşluktan hareketle, Türkiye’deki altı akredite iç mimarlık lisans programında yer alan zorunlu derslerin öğrenme çıktılarını içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelemektedir. Derslerin öğrenme çıktıları; etik, öz yeterlilik, başkalarıyla çalışma, bilişsel, katılım, yönetim, fiziksel ve teknoloji becerileri olmak üzere sekiz beceri alanı çerçevesinde analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, incelenen müfredatlarda özellikle bilişsel becerilerin belirgin biçimde öne çıktığını ve öğrenme çıktılarının çeşitli beceri alanlarının geliştirilmesini destekleme potansiyeli taşıdığını göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, söz konusu becerilerin program düzeyinde açık, bütüncül ve sistematik bir biçimde yapılandırılmadığı görülmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçların, iç mimarlık eğitiminde müfredat geliştirme süreçlerine katkı sağlaması ve yükseköğretim kurumları ile eğitimcilere, öğrenme çıktılarını değişen işgücü piyasasının beceri gereksinimleriyle daha sistematik biçimde ilişkilendirmeye yönelik bir çerçeve sunması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

İçmimarlık eğitimi, küresel beceri sınıflandırması, Geleceğin Meslekleri Raporu 2025, beceri temelli eğitim, yükseköğretimde müfredat geliştirme

Future Skills and Interior Design Education

Abstract

The study examines the curricula of interior architecture undergraduate programs in Türkiye based on the Global Skills Taxonomy defined in the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 and evaluates the extent to which their learning outcomes align with future workforce skills. While previous research has focused mainly on accreditation processes and structural comparisons, there is a clear research gap in systematically assessing how curriculum-based learning outcomes correspond to globally defined skill requirements Accordingly, the learning outcomes of compulsory courses in six accredited programs were analyzed using content analysis. Each course was evaluated in relation to eight skill areas: ethics, self-efficacy, working with others, cognitive, engagement, management, physical, and technology skills. The findings indicate that curricula strongly emphasize cognitive skills and have the potential to support diverse competencies; however, this potential is not explicitly or systematically structured at the program level. By offering a comprehensive mapping of curriculum learning outcomes to a global skills framework, the study contributes a holistic, program-level perspective that moves beyond fragmented skill-based analyses in the literature. It aims to raise awareness of developmental needs in interior architecture education and provides practical implications for educators and higher education institutions in aligning curricula with evolving labor market expectations.

Keywords

Interior design education, global skills taxonomy, future of jobs 2025, skills-based education, curriculum development in higher education

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Curriculum Development in Education, Curriculum Evaluation in Education, Fine Arts Education

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Research Article

Authors

Kübra Kayaduran Mahir ^*
0000-0003-3700-3304
Türkiye

Buşra Gürdağ
0000-0002-2748-5568
Türkiye

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September 19, 2026

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September 20, 2026

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January 8, 2026

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July 15, 2026

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Year 2026 Number: 62

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