#INTRODUCTION TO NON FORMAL EDUCATION DRIVERS#
#INTRODUCTION TO NON FORMAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL#

9).ДЄt the same time, as there are opinions and specialists who talk about the transformation of universities, there are also experts in governance and university reform who have pointed out the difficulties that the traditional big universities are undergoing in order to renew and reinvent themselves since, in many cases, the internal processes that exist to modify organizational structures and curricula are long and complicated. The trend toward networks of research and learning internationalization with its unfinished agenda the information and communication technologies with their potential, still largely untapped competitiveness and the attempt to create market niches and commercialization have, or will have, effects that are difficult to capture by one single uniform model (Schuetze, Bruneau & Grosjean, 2012, p. The old, isolated, ivory-tower university is outmoded as universities are driven in new directions.

In particular Schuetze, Bruneau and Grosjean ( 2012) mention: These methods should also consider the strategic use of information and communication technologies, not only to provide materials, academic counseling and the development of learning networks beyond the formal classroom, but also to promote scientific and technological knowledge (GonzГЎlez-Casanova, 2001 TГјnnerman, 2003 Miklos & Arroyo, 2008 Redecker et al., 2011 Bates, 2011). Since the end of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century, several authors have pointed out the need to adapt universitiesвЂ™ models to those that are more in line with the current context we live in, considering pedagogical methods centered on collective and self-directed work which allow, through curricular flexibility, personal learning paths with interdisciplinary approaches that combine formal and non formal education. Likewise, we also find internal factors related to the daily activities that occur within the universities.

#INTRODUCTION TO NON FORMAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL#

Among the external factors, we find demographics, technological and labor aspects that have quickly changed the social and professional context, bringing up mobility, migration and permanent training into the scenario.

#INTRODUCTION TO NON FORMAL EDUCATION DRIVERS#

In the specific case of universities, different drivers of change (both external and internal) are identified, which demand us to consider new perspectives in order to continue developing knowledge, understanding, research and outreach tasks that have traditionally been developed.

For the last two decades, different authors (TГјnnerman, 2003 Adell & CastaГ±eda, 2012 Bates 2015 Cobo, 2016) have mentioned the need to have new pedagogies that respond better to current times, which are surrounded by a complex set of situations that require reflection and to re- think about the way we educate students.

Introduction to non formal education