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Curriculum 5.0 for the Twenty-First Century Higher Education: A Way to Move Forward

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In the past few decades, we have witnessed an exponential growth of technology integration across different disciplines and how it shaped our personal and professional undertakings. Moreover, recent economic developments have shown the intensifying interdependence among world economies. This metamorphosis in the world landscape has transcended the field of education and required educational institutions to find ways to adapt to these changes and produce graduates that will thrive in an innovation-driven and knowledge-based society. One means to address this educational challenge is through an innovative-driven and future-ready curriculum. As we approach the fifth industrial revolution (5IR), our curriculum needs to catch up. Thus, this chapter seeks to offer insights into the adoption and implementation of Curriculum 5.0 for higher learning. Curriculum 5.0 is a state-of-the-art curriculum that matches the demand of future jobs and the 5IR environment. The first section explains the context of Curriculum 5.0 and why there is a need to adopt such a curriculum innovation. The second section comprehensively discusses the principles and key features of Curriculum 5.0. The chapter concludes with some implications and recommendations for future development, implementation, and policymaking.

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Barrot, J.S. (2023). Curriculum 5.0 for the Twenty-First Century Higher Education: A Way to Move Forward. In: Lee, W.O., Brown, P., Goodwin, A.L., Green, A. (eds) International Handbook on Education Development in Asia-Pacific. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_134-1

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