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Contemporary Educational Issues

Course Description: The course covers topics including contemporary concepts in educational futurism, modern trends in education, and their social, cultural, economic, intellectual, and political dimensions in society. It also addresses the nature of contemporary changes and developments and their impact on educational systems, alternative educational approaches for renewal, the role of education in the context of globalization, patterns of education in the era of the information revolution, and the different dimensions of the digital knowledge gap and education's role in addressing it.
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

The student should be knowledgeable about the foundations and principles of educational futurism and educational renewal, educational alternatives for developing the educational system, the role of education in relation to globalization, different educational models in light of the information revolution, and the dimensions of the digital knowledge gap and its implications for education.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:

  • It derives contemporary concepts in the science of futures studies in education.
  • It defines the goals, foundations, and justifications for educational renewal.
  • Distinguish between the intellectual and philosophical foundations of educational reform.
  • Understands the nature of contemporary changes and developments and their impact on educational systems.
  • The issue of the digital knowledge gap and the role of education in addressing it.
  • Extracts patterns of educational renewal in light of global developments.

Skills:

  • It reveals contemporary concepts in educational futures and modern trends in this field.
  • It employs the goals and foundations of educational renewal to advance education.
  • It establishes the intellectual and philosophical foundations for educational renewal.
  • Critiques contemporary changes and developments and their impact on educational systems.
  • Identifies gaps in the role of education in addressing globalization.
  • Develop a plan to leverage educational reform patterns in light of global developments.

Values, autonomy and responsibility:

  • He leads a team to analyze some contemporary educational issues.
  • Adhering to scientific research ethics when researching contemporary educational issues.
  • Utilizes self-learning skills in research and preparation of assignments and tasks related to the course.
  • He can assess himself and his peers in light of what he has studied in the Contemporary Educational Issues course.
  • Effectively communicates within a team to prepare course-related scientific activities.
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-11

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