Rethinking Security Pedagogy: A Resilience-Based Education Model in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Space

Abstract

This study reopens the debate on the place of security pedagogy within the field of educational sciences through a conceptual model-building app-roach and proposes a technology-based and resilience-oriented instructional model that we call “Security Pedagogy 2.0.” The fragmented development in the literature of critical security pedagogy, simulation-based approaches in national security, and cyber security awareness training reveals the inter-disciplinary nature of security pedagogy. However, these approaches have not yet converged into a holistic conceptual framework. Security education and pedagogy have become institutionalized and advanced, particularly in Western countries over the past decades; in the last ten years, they have gained an increasingly contemporary and academic dimension in Türkiye through the establishment of master’s and doctoral programs as well as co-urses in undergraduate curricula. The pedagogical theorization of these programs and the clarification of their place within international discussions constitute a critical need for the advancement of the field. The article centers on three core dimensions: critical pedagogy, digital pedagogy, and techno-logy-based methods. Critical pedagogy aims to transform learners into acti-ve producers of security knowledge. Digital pedagogy defines cyber secu-rity, disinformation, and artificial intelligence literacy as essential contempo-rary competencies. Finally, technology-based methods render security edu-cation more accessible, interactive, and resilience-enhancing through simu-lation, gamification, and artificial intelligence-supported learning analytics. Drawing on international literature and the Turkish case, the model argues that security pedagogy should not be confined to vocational domains alone but should be positioned as an innovative approach at the heart of educati-onal sciences. “Security Pedagogy 2.0” offers a framework that is compatib-le with principles of democratization and ethical orientation while strengt-hening the resilience capacity required by the digital age.

Keywords

• Security Pedagogy
• Resilience
• Digital Pedagogy
• Cyber Security
• Artificial Intelligence
• Security Strategies

Güvenlik Pedagojisini Yeniden Düşünmek: Yapay Zekâ ve Siber Çağında Dayanıklılık Temelli Bir Eğitim

Öz

Bu çalışma kavramsal model inşası yöntemiyle güvenlik pedagojisinin eğitim bilimlerindeki konumunu yeniden tartışmaya açarak “Güvenlik Pe-dagojisi 2.0” adını verdiğimiz teknoloji temelli ve dayanıklılık odaklı bir öğ-retim modelini önermektedir. Literatürde parçalı biçimde gelişen eleştirel güvenlik pedagojisi, ulusal güvenlik alanında simülasyon temelli yaklaşım-lar ve siber güvenlik farkındalık eğitimleri güvenlik pedagojisinin disiplinler arası doğasını ortaya koymaktadır. Ancak bu yaklaşımlar henüz bütüncül bir kavramsal çerçeveye kavuşmamıştır. Güvenlik eğitimi ve pedagojisi geç-tiğimiz on yıllarda özellikle Batı ülkelerinde kurumsallaşarak gelişmiş, son on yılda ise Türkiye’de açılan yüksek lisans-doktora programları ve lisans programlarında açılan dersler sayesinde giderek daha güncel ve akademik bir boyut kazanmıştır. Bu eğitimlerin pedagojik açıdan kuramsallaştırılması ve uluslararası tartışmalar içerisindeki yerinin netleştirilmesi, alanın ilerle-mesi açısından kritik bir ihtiyaçtır. Makale eleştirel pedagoji, dijital pedagoji ve teknoloji temelli yöntemler olmak üzere üç temel boyutu merkeze almak-tadır. Eleştirel pedagoji, öğrencileri güvenlik bilgisinin aktif üreticisi haline getirmeyi içermektedir. Dijital pedagoji, siber güvenlik, dezenformasyon ve yapay zekâ okuryazarlığını çağdaş temel yetkinlikler arasında tanımlamak-tadır. Son olarak teknoloji temelli yöntemler ise simülasyon, oyunlaştırma ve yapay zekâ destekli öğrenme analitiği ile güvenlik eğitimini daha erişilebilir, etkileşimli ve direnç artırıcı hale getirmektedir. Bu model uluslararası litera-tür ve Türkiye örneğinden hareketle, güvenlik pedagojisinin yalnızca mesle-ki alanlarla sınırlı kalmaması, eğitim bilimlerinin merkezinde yenilikçi bir yaklaşım olarak konumlanması gerektiğini savunmaktadır. “Güvenlik Pe-dagojisi 2.0” hem demokratikleşme ve etik yönelim ilkeleriyle uyumlu hem de dijital çağın gerektirdiği dayanıklılık kapasitesini güçlendiren bir çerçeve sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Güvenlik Pedagojisi
• Dayanıklılık
• Siber Güvenlik
• Yapay Zekâ
• Güvenlik Stratejileri

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