Global & National Development Trends & Directions in Education in the 21st Century

1. Globalization. Globalization is the process by which all the aspects of society interact and operate in an international scale.

2. Changing Environment or Political and Cultural Landscapes. Due to the advent of different modes of transportation and different media of communication people all over the world start to understand and adapt cultures from other countries. Not only this but also people from communist or totalitarian governments are starting to realize that there such a thing called "democracy," thus leading to changes in points of view and perspectives in politics and governance.

3. Cultural Homogeneity. Nations all over the world are starting to adapt a single culture. For example, the English language (language is a part of culture) is now being spoken by at least most of the people of the world. The use of computers and the internet has becomes a part of our "global culture."

4. The Information and Communication Technology; Revolution and High Connectivity. Due to the advent of different media, most of the people of the world are informed immediately of anything happening around the globe. People are connected and brought together by new technologies in communication, thus increasing the potential for learning.

5. The Changing World of Work. Work nowadays are becoming easier and easier. Typist don't have to encode anymore. Instead, they only have to encode. Teachers don't have to teach everything anymore. Instead, they only have to bring out knowledge from the learners. The nature of works has shifted from completely-manual to technology-assisted. This increases the demand for different skills such as encoding, lay-outing,  photo-editing, web-designing, etc.

6. Human Development. The things around us are not the only ones that have changed. Our values, morals and attitudes were also influenced the changing world. We have adopted, for the past decades, a concern for the dignity of all human persons, not only those within our society but also those without and not only those who share the same skin color with but also those who do not.

Attitude towards gays have changed. Many years ago, personality aberration is considered a psychological disorder. Now, we consider is as a gender preference.